Judge Kathleen O’Malley and Raymond Lohier Jr. have been nominated by President Barack Obama for federal appellate judgeships. O’Malley has been nominated for the Federal Circuit. She has been a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio since 1994. She also teaches patent litigation at Case Western Reserve University School of [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The 9th Circuit recently put in place new rules that give federal judges in the circuit the option of allowing trials to be broadcast. Judge Vaughn Walker announced today that he will allow the upcoming trial over the constitutionality of California’s proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same sex marriages, to [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 18, 2009
Gerard Lynch was confirmed by the Senate today for a seat on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, making him the first appellatejudge appointed by President Obama to win confirmation. Lynch had a relatively easy confirmation, winning Senate approval by a 94-3 vote, but several other nominees are currently being held up by the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 7, 2009
In more Obamanomination news, the President has nominated three California lawyers to the United States District Court bench. Edward Chen has been nominated for the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Chen currently serves as a US Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of California. He was a staff attorney for the American [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 27, 2009
The US House of Representatives voted this week for a $410 billion spending plan to keep the federal government running through September. The plan includes a cost-of-living adjustment for the federal judiciary for the 2009 calendar year. According to the Administrative Office of the US Courts, the proposal would give judges a 2.8% pay increase retroactive [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Former Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced this afternoon that he will join the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton as a partner. The retired federal judge from New York will handle corporate investigations for the firm. Mukasey left his post as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer last month after spending more than a year in Washington. [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 2, 2009
Despite calls throughout the nation for state and federal employees to take pay cuts or involuntary furloughs to save tax dollars in the economic meltdown, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. is demanding that Congress pass pay raises for federal jurists as soon as possible. In his year-end report on the state of the [...]
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