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Morning Roundup

joshua — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:28:03 +0000

Good morning everyone! Today is Monday, February 15, and as the 3rd Monday in February it is also Presidents Day. For those of you not fortunate enough to have a three day weekend, let’s take a look at Friday’s news…

Tipsters tell us that Hawkins & Parnell is opening in Austin…

Colson Hicks is opening in Washingtonwith the help of a managing partner from Greenberg Traurig…

Sidley Austin finally told its associates what they would be paid in 2010…

So did Winston & Stawn, but it’s not good news…

Layoffs are coming in the Los Angeles courts…

The Senate confirmed a few nominees…

25 firms have formed a consortium to file a class action against Toyota…

Podhurst Orseck picked up a big lateral from Holland & Knight…

Harry Reid leveled a sharp criticism against the ABA judicial evaluation committee…

and former President Bill Clinton was released from the hospital…

Filibuster on Hamilton is Over

joshua — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:03:52 +0000

The Senate voted on a cloture motion yesterday, ending debate on the appointment of Judge David Hamilton to the 7th Circuit. An up or down confirmation vote will happen in the next day or two, and will likely succeed.

Although Hamilton was President Obama’s first judicial nominee, he has not yet been confirmed and Senator Jeff Sessions (Alabama) tried to lead a filibuster. Sessions himself was nominated to a judicial post in the 80′s and was blocked by a Democrat filibuster. Several Republicans joined the Democrats yesterday to end debate on Hamilton including Saxby Chambliss (Georgia), Susan Collins (Maine), John Cornyn (Texas), Orrin Hatch (Utah) and Richard Lugar (Indiana). Hamilton was originally appointed to the federal bench by President Clinton in 1994.