| 单词 | judgeship |
| 例句 | That was his appointment of Federalists to several vacant judgeships during his last weeks as president. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She should not have said that, not her, not the first black, the first woman, to have been elected to a judgeship in the state. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z When my father received his judgeship, my grandfather was ecstatic. My father, his honor: Losing his prestigious job likely saved his life 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Pack’s nomination languished, with Republican leaders such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell more focused on getting conservatives confirmed for federal judgeships than little-known agency posts. How Trump’s obsessions with media and loyalty coalesced in a battle for Voice of America 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z She’s up for a federal judgeship, but if the blackmailers carry out their threat, she can forget any seat on any bench at all. Review | A new thriller takes ‘ripped from the headlines’ to a new level 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z She appointed Frye to a municipal judgeship, in 2010, making Frye the first openly transgender judge in the United States. The Improbable Life of Ray Hill 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Actually, Obama left so many judgeships unfilled because the Republicans were able to obstruct and delay. How Supreme Court Nominations Became So Partisan 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z A Republican president and Congress declare war on the federal courts, eliminating newly created judgeships and canceling the Supreme Court session so the court can’t meet for more than a year. The Man Who Made the Supreme Court Supreme 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Didn’t she sell out her dear friend Will when she thought she’d have to badmouth him in print to get the judgeship that was denied her in the end? Christine Baranski on Diane Lockhart’s emerging presence in ‘The Good Wife’ She wins a seat in the Arizona State Senate, tames that boys’ club enough to become majority leader and then moves to a judgeship on the state appeals court. An Intimate Portrait of Sandra Day O’Connor, First Woman on the Supreme Court 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Three years later, when his judgeship was up for review, he was not reappointed. My father, his honor: Losing his prestigious job likely saved his life 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Abiding by ethics requirements, Pastor disclosed he had written a recommendation for Deputy District Attorney David Walgren, the prosecutor in the case who has applied for a judgeship. Jackson doctor's case assigned to LA trial judge 2010-04-06T13:58:00Z It's unlikely that Rihanna, at least for now, sees a judgeship as a career ambition. Who will replace Lopez, Tyler on 'American Idol'? 2012-07-14T17:01:06Z So tonight, while we were eating, Mitch McConnell just confirmed the entire young Republican club of Yale Law to lifetime judgeships. Style Invitational Week 1329: Shakespeare + Thee: A tailgater contest 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Leo had put Hardiman on Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist and helped confirm him to two earlier judgeships. We don’t talk about Leonard: The man behind the right’s Supreme Court supermajority 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z For the eight months since the coalition took power, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a Netanyahu ally, has refused to convene the committee that selects the nation’s judges, leaving numerous judgeships open across the country. Israel’s Supreme Court delays pivotal judicial overhaul hearing after attorney general opposes plan 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Alexander appears to have previously campaigned for Willis in her bid for a judgeship in 2018. Georgia clerk says ‘mishap’ caused erroneous release of list of Trump charges 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z He has run unsuccessfully for other offices, most recently in 2022 for a judgeship on the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Mississippi candidates for statewide offices square off in party primaries 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z She also previously worked on four criminal trials that concluded with jury verdicts in her role as a prosecutor from 2013-2020, a questionnaire she completed before the Senate confirmed her judgeship indicated. "Lack of experience": Experts say Trump-appointed Judge Cannon made multiple errors in earlier trial 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Conservatives were acting as if judgeships were a prize for a political party, rather than an independent branch of government — what Geske calls “super-legislators.” We don’t talk about Leonard: The man behind the right’s Supreme Court supermajority 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z If the selection committee is not convened by the end of the year, according to the filing, there will be over 53 vacant judgeships across the country — over 5% of the national bench. Israel’s Supreme Court delays pivotal judicial overhaul hearing after attorney general opposes plan 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z He unsuccessfully ran for a judgeship in 2022 and was not seeking reelection as district attorney this year in a north-central Mississippi district that covers seven counties. Mississippi prosecutor who excluded Black jurors is resigning after more than 30 years 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Trusty claimed that federal prosecutors – while attempting to gather potential witnesses to strengthen their case against Trump – brought up the fact that Nauta's lawyer, Stanley Woodward, had applied for a judgeship. Top Trump lawyer in Mar-a-Lago case quits just hours after “absolutely insane” TV interview 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z She joined the conservative Federalist Society as a law student in 2005, and was just 39 when Mr. Trump nominated her for a federal judgeship in 2020. A Trump-Appointed Judge Who Showed Him Favor Gets the Documents Case 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z He also drew on his network of contacts to place Federalist Society protégés in clerkships, judgeships and jobs in the White House and across the federal government. We don’t talk about Leonard: The man behind the right’s Supreme Court supermajority 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z He claimed that the prosecutor had offered the lawyer an “important ‘judgeship’ in the Biden administration” if his client “‘flips’ on President Trump.” Trump Turns to a Familiar Playback in Effort to Undermine Documents Inquiry 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z But one official familiar with Wamble’s confirmation process said he was expected to receive a “not qualified” designation from the American Bar Association, which rates candidates for federal judgeships. Biden judicial nominee Wamble withdraws from consideration, cites nearly 2-year wait for action 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z In a conversation with Woodward, Bratt mentioned that the lawyer, who had an extensive background, had pursued a judgeship in D.C. Top Trump lawyer in Mar-a-Lago case quits just hours after “absolutely insane” TV interview 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z In May 2022, Tiara Young Hudson, a long-serving Black public defender, won the Democratic primary for a judgeship in Jefferson County, Alabama. Expert: US has long history of silencing Black officials and disenfranchising their constituents 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z They include several needed to approve President Biden’s stymied federal judgeship nominations. Column: Newsom could face tough task replacing Feinstein in U.S. Senate 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s accusations about the offer of a judgeship resembled an allegation that was discovered as his lawyers were collecting complaints about the prosecution team, the people familiar with the matter said. Trump Turns to a Familiar Playback in Effort to Undermine Documents Inquiry 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Presidential judgeship nominations are hung up in the Senate Judiciary Committee because her absence produces a partisan deadlock. Column: Newsom's promise to appoint a Black woman for a Senate vacancy creates a quandary 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Instead, about 20 Biden nominees are in limbo, and 9 percent of District Court and Circuit Court judgeships remain vacant. Democrats’ Numbers Problem 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z But two weeks after the primary, a state judicial commission, divided along racial lines, eliminated the position she was a candidate for and created a new judgeship in the majority-white Madison County. Expert: US has long history of silencing Black officials and disenfranchising their constituents 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z It also comes as bipartisan votes on federal judgeships — lifetime appointments, in most cases — have been increasingly steeped in partisanship. Republicans balk at plan to replace Feinstein on Judiciary 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s legal team believed the prosecutor’s reference to the judgeship may have been a veiled threat designed to pressure the lawyer into getting his client to become a cooperating witness, the people said. Trump Turns to a Familiar Playback in Effort to Undermine Documents Inquiry 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z It also comes as once-bipartisan votes on federal judgeships - lifetime appointments, in most cases -have been increasingly steeped in partisanship. Republicans balk at plan to replace Feinstein on Judiciary 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z As a result, Republican appointees held most judgeships on both trial courts and appeals courts when Biden took office. Democrats’ Numbers Problem 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Hudson immediately sued to block the shift, saying it violated the Alabama Constitution and only the state legislature had the authority to reallocate judgeships. Expert: US has long history of silencing Black officials and disenfranchising their constituents 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z But she was voting and helping to move Biden’s judgeship nominations out of the Senate Judiciary Committee until being hospitalized with the shingles attack in late February. Column: Feinstein needs to ask herself some questions 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z What Kacsmaryk did not say in the email was that he had already been interviewed for a judgeship by his state’s two senators and was awaiting an interview at the White House. The controversial article Matthew Kacsmaryk did not disclose to the Senate 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z The campaign, nonpartisan in name only, has become an unseemly spectacle that underscores why judgeships should never be on the ballot. Opinion | Wisconsin Supreme Court race shows folly of electing judges 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Related: Some Democrats have also called for an end to the “blue slip” process, which has given Republicans a veto over any Biden nominee to a trial-court judgeship in their home state. Democrats’ Numbers Problem 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z He said Judge Protasiewicz sounded like she wanted to run for the state assembly, not a judgeship. In this corner: Wisconsin enters the ring for next round in abortion bout 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z He helped to arrange the appointments of right-wing theocrats to federal judgeships across the country. A Federalist Society for all things: Dark money enters the culture wars 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z “The history is undeniable that Republicans succeeded in blocking many of the Obama nominees, and therefore held open judgeships, which they then filled with alacrity,” Blumenthal said. Dems consider break with tradition to get Biden more judges 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z A justice’s endorsement can be decisive for a federal judgeship or a law professor post. Inside the Supreme Court Inquiry: Seized Phones, Affidavits and Distrust 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Last summer, the White House agreed to nominate an anti-abortion lawyer favored by McConnell to a federal judgeship in Kentucky, despite significant resistance from Democrats in the weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Biden-McConnell: personally mismatched, professionally bound 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z In her pitch to Nye County commissioners last month, Fiore said she would approach the judgeship with integrity and honesty to the role because she has “been at the end of the political barrel.” Ex-lawmaker’s final vote questioned after move from Vegas 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Some applicants for judgeships under Trump had never been inside a courtroom, tried a case, or even had significant jobs as attorneys in private practice. A Federalist Society for all things: Dark money enters the culture wars 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z In a pitch to Nye County commissioners Tuesday night, Fiore said she would approach the judgeship with “integrity and honesty” because she has “been at the end of the political barrel.” GOP firebrand Michele Fiore appointed to Nevada judgeship 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z More than 60 American Indians have been appointed to government positions, including to federal judgeships, since Mr. Biden took office. Biden underscores commitment to Native Americans at Tribal Nations Summit 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Biden also has secured confirmation for 13 other Black women to federal judgeships. Biden's ability to reshape U.S. judiciary hangs in balance as election looms 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Now, the former state treasurer candidate is at the center of inquiries that could threaten to vacate both her judgeship and her final city council vote. Ex-lawmaker’s final vote questioned after move from Vegas 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The vendor also left off the designation “incumbent” next to sitting judicial candidates seeking re-election, although there are no contested judgeships on the ballot in those counties this year. Minnesota GOP secretary of state hopeful seeks tighter rules 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z At the time when both were adjudicating cases at the Hyattsville courthouse, the National Association of Women Judges said it believed they were the first mother-daughter duo to simultaneously hold judgeships in the same court. Bess Lavine, half of mother-daughter judge team, dies at 94 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z And that, in turn, led many to become dissatisfied with the limitations that they found there, such as rules that barred women from holding senior judgeships. Unveiled and Rising Up: How Protests in Iran Cut to the Heart of National Identity 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Lawmakers did agree Wednesday on a handful of lower court judgeships, but otherwise the special session was notable mainly as a chance for speeches on hot topics of the day. More absence than action in Va. General Assembly’s one-day special session 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z His opponent, Nancy Jacobs, a lawyer who had run twice for judgeships and lost, won the seat, despite the difficulty of defeating sitting judges. Opinion | Abortion isn’t a dirty word in Florida, but DeSantis and the GOP act like it is 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z It’s also great the Biden administration has tapped fewer corporate lawyers for judgeships and instead chosen more attorneys with backgrounds like serving as public defenders. Opinion | Biden’s policies have been good. But they are nowhere near enough. 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z At the federal level, the president nominates a candidate to a judgeship or justice position, and the nominee must be confirmed by a majority vote in the U.S. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Stuart Eizenstat: "This Southern president appointed more women and more African-Americans to judgeships and to senior positions than all 38 presidents before him put together." Yeah, Biden is a bit like Jimmy Carter — but not for the reason right-wingers think 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z In a single term, Mr. Trump had 231 nominees confirmed to federal judgeships, including 54 on appellate courts; in eight years, Barack Obama had 320 confirmed, with 55 appellate appointments. Opinion | Biden and Democrats should waste no time filling judicial vacancies 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z “If Congress wants to stop this sort of thing, whether practiced by red states, blue states, or private litigants, it can create new venue rules or restructure federal districts and judgeships.” Supreme Court asked to punish Texas over use of ‘Trump judges’ 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The White House will no longer appoint an anti-abortion attorney for a district judgeship in Kentucky, after Democrats and pro-abortion groups criticized the move. Biden nixes plans to appoint lawyer who defended abortion restrictions to federal judgeship 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Chad Meredith, a Republican former Kentucky solicitor general who the White House planned on June 24, 2022 to nominate to a judgeship despite his record defending abortion restrictions, is shown in this undated handout photo. Biden abandons plan to nominate anti-abortion judge in Kentucky 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z His nomination for a federal judgeship had been confirmed. Review | A chronicle of good triumphing over the mob 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z President Biden had planned to nominate a conservative opponent of abortion rights to a lifetime federal judgeship in Kentucky, according to newly released emails, prompting criticism of the White House from some fellow Democrats. Biden planned to nominate antiabortion conservative before Roe overturned, emails show 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Biden elevated her to that court from the district judgeship to which she was appointed by President Barack Obama. High court noon: Jackson to be sworn in as Breyer retires 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Mr. O’Brien was coming up on the end of his two-year probationary period, and the Justice Department, which runs EOIR, declined to convert his post to a permanent judgeship. DOJ engaged in ‘court packing on steroids’ with immigration judges 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Evans, whose office covers seven counties in northern Mississippi, is one of six candidates running in a nonpartisan election in November for a state circuit judgeship. Court doors closed to NAACP suit over Black juror denials 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Even a regular voter like me is overwhelmed by long lists of candidates for judgeships. Column: Another anemic election turnout. Why most people don't vote, and what to do about it 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z A Republican candidate for a county judgeship had brought his election battle to the Supreme Court in a fight that could have affected statewide elections and the fate of undated mail-in ballots. Supreme Court declines to halt counting of undated ballots in Pennsylvania election battle 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z No other judgeships in the state operate this way. Opinion | Sitting Maryland judges are up for election. Voters should confirm them. 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. blocked officials from counting undated mail-in ballots - for now - after a Republican candidate for a county judgeship took his election fight to the high court. Alito blocks Pennsylvania election officials from counting undated mail in ballots 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z A Republican candidate for a county judgeship in Pennsylvania has brought his election battle to the Supreme Court in a fight that could affect statewide elections and the fate of undated mail-in ballots. Supreme Court asked to weigh in on Pennsylvania mail-in ballot law 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Hale was on the bench so long ago that his judgeship included presiding over a witchcraft trial where he sentenced two “witches” to death. Opinion | On Roe, Alito cites a judge who treated women as witches and property 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Whitehouse has also expressed concerns about the use of “dark money” to groom and promote conservative candidates for federal judgeships, including the Supreme Court. Nonprofits likely under fire as Senate explores ‘dark money’ 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z A former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas, she was 33 at the time, making her the youngest person Mr. Trump had appointed to a life-tenured judgeship. Federal Judge Strikes Down Mask Mandate for Planes and Public Transit 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Republicans charged that Adams had stayed up until midnight on his last day in office, unfairly naming Federalists to vacant judgeships. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z “She has committed unbelievable crimes against humanity with her judgeship,” one user wrote. QAnon Cheers Republican Attacks on Jackson. Democrats See a Signal. 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Thomas’s clerks have gone on to appellate judgeships around the country, and played a large role in the Trump administration. Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection; Supreme Court says he’ll miss some oral arguments this week 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z And Judge Jackson has previously been confirmed three times by the Senate for two judgeships and a spot on the sentencing commission. On Eve of Confirmation Hearings, G.O.P. Steps Up Attacks on Jackson 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z The Senate has confirmed her twice for judgeships, also confirming her nomination in 2013 for a district court seat in Washington. McConnell chides Democrats for hailing Judge Jackson’s ‘empathy’ in criminal cases 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z The American Bar Association, which rates nominees for judgeships and the Supreme Court via the Standing Committee of the Federal Judiciary, rated Judge Thomas “qualified.” Opinion | Judge Jackson deserves a ‘well-qualified’ rating 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z “I don’t think we’re going to make it,” he said, blaming a tight agenda that includes a full day lost to making regional judgeship appointments on Wednesday. Virginia’s General Assembly session could go into overtime as budget negotiators look for a deal on tax cuts 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z They have taken pains to highlight Jackson’s credentials at every turn, and especially that she has already been approved by the Senate three times — twice for federal judgeships and once for the U.S. Republicans telegraph their attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z From George Washington’s day, Presidents have looked to their own political party to fill judgeships. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawyers who harbor ambitions to be a judge — as she clearly did, having written in her high school yearbook that a judgeship was her goal — typically serve as prosecutors who help put criminals in prison. As a Public Defender, Supreme Court Nominee Helped Clients Others Avoided 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z District Court for the Southern District of New York — a historic appointment of the first Black woman to a federal judgeship. Review | A Black lawyer who dismantled barriers, for herself and many others 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Three years ago, a photo of 19 African American women — all candidates for judgeships in Harris County, Tex. — went viral. For Black women, Jackson’s nomination is ‘magic on such a profound level’ 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z She also has been confirmed by the Senate on a bipartisan basis twice for federal judgeships. Democratic ‘dark money’ network flexes muscles as Biden weighs Supreme Court pick 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Congress created several new federal judgeships in the early weeks of 1801, and President John Adams quickly filled those posts with Federalists. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z She has stepped beyond her federal judgeship to speak out on social issues such as racial discrimination, the disproportionate incarceration of Blacks, and gun violence. Michelle Childs, a potential Supreme Court pick, recalls being ‘devastated’ at father’s gunshot death 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z The Senate confirmed 15 nominees last week for the Federal Maritime Commission, judgeships and other posts. Vexation, victory claims as Dems face their limits in Senate 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z He said she was confirmed to her district judgeship and her appellate court seat with support from both Democrat and Republican senators. Conservatives target Brown Jackson as worst among Biden’s short list for Supreme Court 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z After her years with the state, she was elected to her first judgeship, on South Carolina’s circuit court bench, by the state’s General Assembly in 2006. A Product of Public Universities, Michelle Childs Would Be an Unconventional Court Pick 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z A bill dealing with the creation of additional federal district judgeships will be sent to the Judiciary Committee in both chambers, and so on. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Her experience as a public defender could set her apart, especially because Biden has prized criminal defense and civil rights work in other people he has nominated for federal judgeships. Jackson, in high court mix, traces law interest to preschool 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z And across the federal bench, Black women hold 45 of the 850 lifetime appointments to district and appeals judgeships — or about 5%, according to government data. Supreme Court pick holds import for Black women in the law 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Ms Means added that a gruelling confirmation process in the US Senate likely makes federal judgeships even less palatable. US Supreme Court: The women in the running to replace Stephen Breyer 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z In addition to his record on judgeships, his decision to pick Kamala Harris as his running mate during the 2020 campaign led to her becoming the first Black woman to serve as vice president. Biden Expected to Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Circuit nomination process last year, though nomination veterans say it is rare for a president to personally interview candidates for judgeships lower than the Supreme Court. Breyer’s retirement renews focus on the Black female jurists who could replace him 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Senate Democrats are moving to push through President Biden’s choice for a plum circuit court judgeship this week, despite the nominee having a criminal record and GOP lawmakers being offered little input. Democrats seek to ram through Biden judicial nominee despite criminal record 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z The White House will soon begin confronting serious complications in negotiating with a 50-50 split Senate that still gives deference to home-state senators when it comes to key judgeships put forward by the administration. Biden has installed a significant number of judges from diverse backgrounds — now comes the hard part 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z The Republican Party has spent the last 40 years fixing federal judgeships around the country to their liking. The Republicans had a plan for their judges — and it went way beyond Roe v. Wade 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Pierre, who for years has unsuccessfully sought judgeships, said that attacks on her were part of the legal establishment’s desire to keep outsiders off courtroom benches. Maryland Bar Counsel alleges perennial judge candidate engaged in ‘reckless’ untruths 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z A defense authorization, the Build Back Better bill and nominees for lifetime judgeships are pending. Opinion | With hundreds of nominees to confirm, the Senate doesn’t deserve Thanksgiving break 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The senators met with Mr. Mathis for an hour in the following weeks, but said they felt he was not a proper fit for the judgeship, given that he had never presided over a courtroom. Democrats seek to ram through Biden judicial nominee despite criminal record 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Senate to federal judgeships in the D.C. region this week. New federal judges in D.C., Va. and Md. show Biden’s push to diversify bench 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Conservatives even established a non-governmental organization to vet, train, and recommend candidates for judgeships. The Republicans had a plan for their judges — and it went way beyond Roe v. Wade 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z The Western District of Washington is allotted seven federal judgeships but until last month had been operating with two judges. Attorney who helped fight Trump travel ban appointed to federal bench in Washington state 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Traynor, who is based in Bismarck and nominated for the judgeship by former President Donald Trump, ruled the state’s claim of damages is permissible. North Dakota can claim pipeline policing costs as damages 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z The Christian fascists, allied with organizations such as the Federalist Society, under the Trump administration gave lifetime appointments to nearly 200 judges, roughly 23 percent of all federal judgeships. The corporate state came for human rights lawyer Steven Donziger — and we're next 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z In 2013, Senate Democrats did so to overcome Republican opposition to President Barack Obama’s nominees for cabinet posts and judgeships. Finance Executives Say Risk of Default Is Already Damaging the Economy 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z The Judicial Conference on Tuesday published the recommendation that Congress create three new judgeships in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, based in Muskogee, and two in the state’s Northern District, based in Tulsa. Panel recommends 5 new federal judgeships for Oklahoma 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z To help increase the proportion of Hispanic lawyers and judges, Justice Torres encouraged high school and college students to study law and lawyers to aspire to judgeships, both elected and appointed. Frank Torres, Judge Who Sought More Latinos on the Bench, Dies at 93 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z In 2002, Bush approved five new federal judgeships for the Southern District of California. The judge upending California’s gun laws: 'Blessed' jurist or 'stone-cold ideologue'? 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Senate for a federal judgeship in New Jersey on Thursday, becoming the first Muslim Federal District Court judge in the nation’s history. U.S. Senate Confirms First Muslim Federal District Judge 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z When he was nominated for the judgeship in 2003, the American Bar Association assessed Benitez as “not qualified” for the job, citing “significant concerns about Judge Benitez’s judicial temperament and his courtroom demeanor.” Opinion | Will a newly conservative Supreme Court strengthen the Second Amendment? 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z She said she was researching a book on extremism and was trying to help elect a friend to a district judgeship in Las Vegas. To build a crowd for a pro-Trump rally, Nevada GOP consultant sought help from Proud Boys 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z There is no evidence Mr. Trump personally knew of Ms. Farhadian Weinstein’s interest in a judgeship or of her trip to meet with the White House lawyers. 2 Leading Manhattan D.A. Candidates Face the Trump Question 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z After the trial, Campoamor-Sanchez sought a nomination for a D.C. judgeship. Former prosecutors in 2010 Chandra Levy murder trial face ethics hearing 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Presidents have often shied away from nominating public defenders — and others have faced Senate resistance — because of their client lists, instead favoring candidates with prosecutorial backgrounds for judgeships. Senate Begins Considering Diverse Slate of Biden Judicial Nominees 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z None of the five people the committee will consider Wednesday for a judgeship is a white man. Judicial nominees, perhaps a potential justice, face Senate 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z He said the “right way” to shape the court is allowing elected presidents and senators to follow the normal process of filling vacant judgeships. ‘Bad idea’: Supreme Court justices condemn expansion efforts 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z And she has not spoken publicly about once interviewing with Trump administration officials for a federal judgeship early in his term. 2 Leading Manhattan D.A. Candidates Face the Trump Question 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z The state soon integrated hotels across Broward County, where he served as a state judge before his federal judgeship. Rep. Alcee Hastings, civil rights lawyer and judge elected to 15 terms in Congress, dies at 84 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z He made an unsuccessful bid for the Senate in 1970, then earned a state judgeship. US Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84; was impeached as judge 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, lawmakers will also question three Biden nominees for federal trial judgeships. Judicial nominees, perhaps a potential justice, face Senate 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z But for just as long, he was dogged by ethics questions, stemming from his impeachment from a federal judgeship prior to his election. US Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84; was impeached as judge 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Farhadian Weinstein, who had previously applied for a judgeship during the administration of President Barack Obama, received a phone call from the Trump administration out of the blue, she told an associate. 2 Leading Manhattan D.A. Candidates Face the Trump Question 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Liberals believe they would probably have a united Democratic front to add judgeships to the lower federal courts around the nation, if they just need 50 votes from Schumer’s caucus. Analysis | Even without the filibuster, Democrats lack votes for ambitious parts of their agenda 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z He was the first Black person to hold a federal judgeship in Florida since Reconstruction. US Rep. Alcee Hastings dies at 84; was impeached as judge 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z The commission interviews people who apply for judgeships and forwards three to five names to the governor, who must chose from among those nominees. 2nd judge recuses himself in nomination commission case 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z French, a Republican, narrowly lost reelection for a Franklin County judgeship in November. DeWine picks ex-judge as new Ohio utility commission chair 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Separately, the Judicial Conference also is calling for adding 77 district court judgeships nationwide and two seats on the 9th U.S. US judiciary seeks to boost judges’ security at home, work 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z He often told stories of how he and other legal insiders met in the back of a private club to decide which of their L.A. peers were deserving of judgeships. 'Real Housewives' attorney Tom Girardi used cash and clout to forge political connections 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z The creation of new judgeships to deal increased caseloads in parts of the country could draw bipartisan support, though it might provide a windfall of judicial appointments for Biden in the short term. Biden getting 1st shot at making mark on federal judiciary 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z It would be one thing if Tanden had been nominated to a lifetime appointment for a federal judgeship, for which a higher standard applies and judicial temperament is part of the equation. Opinion | The GOP should forgive Neera Tanden 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z Opponents argue the bill would turn judgeships into political patronage appointments. Alaska bill would change judicial selection system 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z The last comprehensive expansion of the judiciary was in 1990, and there appears to be bipartisan congressional support for adding judgeships. US judiciary seeks to boost judges’ security at home, work 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Mr. McConnell has come to despise the 45th president he aided and accommodated for four years, particularly in filling federal judgeships. McConnell, Denouncing Trump After Voting to Acquit, Says His Hands Were Tied 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z They are among the roughly 10% of federal judgeships that are or will soon be open, giving Biden his first chance to make his mark on the American judiciary. Biden getting 1st shot at making mark on federal judiciary 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z As of this week, there are at least 66 current and announced trial court vacancies — almost 10 percent of total judgeships — including 44 judges nominated by Republican presidents. U.S. judge in Flynn case takes senior status, joining wave of jurists allowing Biden to name successors 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z As of this week, there are at least 66 current and announced trial court vacancies — almost 10% of total judgeships — including 44 judges nominated by Republican presidents. U.S. judge in Flynn case retires, leaving key court vacancy for Biden to fill 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z He said he had met this week with a prosecutor who “feels the election was stolen” and was pondering a run for a statewide judgeship this year. Why Pennsylvania Republican Leaders Are All-In for Trump More Than Ever 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z The rare circumstance sets Harris up for a starring role on Capitol Hill — presiding at the Senate dais to deliver for the administration the final “yes” vote on key bills, Cabinet confirmations and judgeships. Kamala Harris will be able to break Senate ties. Why her staff hopes she won’t need to 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z The outcome could determine the fate of Mr. Biden’s legislative goals on climate change, taxes and health care; his response to the coronavirus pandemic; and his ability to fill his cabinet and influential federal judgeships. Nancy Pelosi Secures Another Term as Speaker, as Senate Hangs in Balance 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z Voters elected judges to eight new posts in the 2020 election, a year after the Legislature voted to fund six new judgeships in Clark County and one in both Elko and Washoe County, respectively. New Nevada laws include workplace safety, e-prescriptions 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Altogether, 104 judgeships were open after Republicans used their Senate majority to grind the nomination process to a near halt in Obama’s final two years in office. Trump’s court appointments will leave decades-long imprint 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z One hundred four judgeships were open after Republicans used their Senate majority to grind the nomination process to a near halt in Obama’s final two years in office. Trump made lasting impact on federal courts 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z One is a former high school teacher, another the first Native American woman appointed to a federal judgeship. ‘The last wall’: How dozens of judges across the political spectrum rejected Trump’s efforts to overturn the election 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z The nominees for the 12th Judicial Circuit judgeship were sent to the governor, and he will decide who to appoint. 3 nominated for vacancy in Kentucky’s 12th Judicial Circuit 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The longtime defense attorney said she hadn’t sought a judgeship before because local political veterans told her she couldn’t be selected since she had no experience as a prosecutor. Four outside challengers secure rare wins in Maryland judicial races 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z It is the third federal district judgeship in the state nominated by President Donald Trump. US Senate confirms third federal judge to District of Kansas 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z The dramatic shift to mail ballots caused delays in counting in all three jurisdictions, especially Maryland, where the outcomes of some school board races and judgeships are still unclear. Coronavirus led D.C. area jurisdictions to make several big voting changes — and some may become permanent 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z A lifelong registered Democrat, Jenkins has been appointed to four judgeships by both Democrats and Republicans. First openly gay justice confirmed to California high court 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Yet he is facing a stiff challenge from a less qualified attorney who was once passed over for appointment to a judgeship and who has made no convincing argument for his own candidacy. Opinion | A Maryland judge who merits election 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z The rulings highlight how Mr. Trump’s drive to fill empty judgeships is yielding benefits to his re-election campaign even before any major dispute about the outcome may make it to the Supreme Court. Federal Appeals Courts Emerge as Crucial for Trump in Voting Cases 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z District and appeals court judgeships and district attorney jobs around the state also are on the ballot, along with mayors races and other local elected positions and propositions. Louisiana opens early voting Friday in presidential election 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z “There is a grand tradition that I support that you can’t ask a judge who’s nominated for a judgeship … about a specific case,” Schumer says in a clip aired in the ad. Barrett allies use ad with Biden, Schumer to promote ‘Ginsburg Standard’ 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The 2020 Democratic Party platform said if its members win elections in November, “Democrats will commit to creating new federal district and circuit judgeships consistent with recommendations from the Judicial Conference.” Court packing part of Democratic Party platform adopted at Biden convention 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z No other judgeships in the state operate this way, not on district courts, not on the state’s two appeals courts. Opinion | The Post’s endorsements for Circuit Court judges in Maryland 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z “He’s really interested here in pursuing a theory that he read about in a law review, not really getting a judgeship,” McConnell said. Fittingly, Supreme Court term starts with test of political affiliations for judges 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z "You haven’t heard the last from us on this issue. This is why federal judgeships are so important and why the election of U.S. senators who confirm them is as well," he said. Judge dismisses GOP Senate candidate's suit over Minnesota's coronavirus restrictions 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z “Nevertheless, you haven’t heard the last from us on this issue. This is why federal judgeships are so important and why the election of U.S. Senators who confirm them is as well.” Judge rejects candidate’s challenge to Minnesota virus rules 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z In 1803, William Marbury, a justice of the peace who had lost his appointment when Congress canceled the new judgeships, petitioned the Supreme Court to force Secretary of State Madison to give him his commission. Adams chose a new chief justice just before leaving office. Jefferson was furious. 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z Presidents sometimes select a “consensus” nominee for the Supreme Court or other judgeships. Amy Coney Barrett confirmation fight: Senate GOP has math on their side 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z On the merits, Justice Stephen G. Breyer wondered about how a state could condition application for a judgeship on membership in one of the two major political parties. Fittingly, Supreme Court term starts with test of political affiliations for judges 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z The law also created 16 new federal judgeships, which Adams sought to quickly fill before Jefferson took office in March; that created a mess that led to the Marbury v. The GOP reshaped America to hold onto power — can the Dems do the same thing to save it? 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Elevated to a federal judgeship by Jimmy Carter, Ginsburg was Clinton’s first nomination to the court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, supreme court justice, dies aged 87 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Antoinette Bacon, most recently an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the Justice Department and the national elder justice coordinator, succeeds Grant Jaquith, who was appointed to a judgeship on the U.S. New U.S. Attorney named for NY’s Northern District 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z She recalled how she turned to him for help when she wanted to be nominated by then-President Ronald Reagan for a federal judgeship. In secretly recorded audio, President Trump’s sister says he has ‘no principles’ and ‘you can’t trust him’ 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z But others agreed with Finger there was no reason to force Adams to apply for a judgeship he could not get just to challenge the policy. Fittingly, Supreme Court term starts with test of political affiliations for judges 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z Liberal activists successfully got the Democratic Party to “commit to creating new federal district and circuit judgeships” in the Democratic Party Platform adopted this week, and they want to expand the Supreme Court as well. Former Democratic state attorneys general mobilize against liberal court-packing push 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z “Democrats will commit to creating new federal district and circuit judgeships consistent with recommendations from the Judicial Conference.” Liberals counter Trump with ‘radical’ court-packing agenda 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Paul Bonin on Friday confirmed the decision not to run for the Section D judgeship he now holds. New Orleans judge decides not to seek re-election 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z He’s accused of using the judgeship to steal from juvenile court funds and faces allegations of theft from his time as an attorney. Ivey appoints Alabama prosecutor to replace indicted judge 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z In 1986, Ronald Reagan nominated Sessions, then a United States Attorney, to a federal district judgeship in Alabama. The Fall of Jeff Sessions, and What Came After 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z But by the end of June, Carney announced that he was stepping down from the chief judgeship in an email to several hundred court staff and fellow judges. 'All he saw to me was my skin color': Clerk faces backlash from judge's comment 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Liberal activists celebrated the Democrats’ commitment to creating more judgeships as the party establishment finally accepted calls for court-packing. Liberals counter Trump with ‘radical’ court-packing agenda 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z The Senate rejected Sessions' appointment to a federal judgeship in 1986 over numerous allegations of racism during his time as a U.S. attorney in Alabama. Jeff Sessions calls wrongly-arrested Black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. “some criminal” 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Baier noted that the issue of determining who holds federal judgeships was a key factor in rallying conservative voters to Trump in 2016. Bret Baier: Chief Justice Roberts 'appears to be the new swing vote' on Supreme Court after DACA decision 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Magistrate Judge Roderick Young to a district judgeship opening in the Eastern District of Virginia. Trump nominates magistrate for judicial vacancy in Virginia 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Prior to Judge Walker’s confirmation to a lower court last year, the American Bar Association ranked him “not qualified” for his judgeship because of his fewer than 12 years’ experience practicing law. Democrats grill judicial nominee Justin Walker over health care concerns 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z On June 22, 2018, Judge Walker told Mr. McConnell that he was interested in a judgeship, according to his Senate questionnaire. McConnell Protégé Takes Center Stage in Fight to Remake Judiciary 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Walker, 37, was confirmed in October for a federal judgeship in western Kentucky despite being deemed “not qualified” by the American Bar Association over his lack of legal experience. Senate to return to Washington as Congress struggles to reconcile constitutional duties with risk of pandemic 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z In joining his cabinet, Mr. Moro took a widely criticized gamble by leaving a 22-year judgeship to enter the political arena, which called into question the integrity of his work on the bench. Turmoil in Brazil: Bolsonaro Fires Police Chief and Justice Minister Quits 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z As the president switches Wilson’s nomination to a different court, the White House said Monday that Trump is also nominating another attorney to fill the district judgeship in southern Mississippi. Trump nominates Mississippi judge for 5th US appeals court 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Judge Sporkin’s nomination to a federal judgeship by Reagan was held up for months by senators who opposed his activism at the SEC before he was confirmed in December 1985. Stanley Sporkin, crusading SEC enforcer and tough-minded U.S. judge, dies at 88 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z The push in the Senate last November to confirm a White House lawyer for a top federal judgeship in New York unnerved Democrats. A Conservative Agenda Unleashed on the Federal Courts 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z District Court for D.C., can’t be dismissed by President Trump as an “Obama judge”: Walton was nominated by George W. Bush after appointments to lower judgeships by Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Opinion | As the coronavirus burns, Trump scores a perfect Nero 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z A fee dispute with the client arose after Stone was appointed to a district court judgeship and withdrew from the case because he could no longer serve as counsel. North Carolina Supreme Court censures Superior Court judge 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z In 1978, a federal law created 10 new judgeships on the court, allowing President Carter to fill them all. Trump has flipped the 9th Circuit — and some new judges are causing a 'shock wave' 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z He’s being considered for a federal district judgeship in the state. Opinion | The Equality That Wasn’t Enough 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Rosenbaum reached an agreement with the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct in which he did not admit to misconduct but said he will not seek another judgeship, according to the Commission’s release Wednesday. Ex-judge investigated for making ‘abusive’ demands to staff 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z While she ultimately lost, she was appointed to the court in 1981 to fill a new judgeship position on the court by then-Gov. Former Washington Supreme Court Justice Rosselle Pekelis, ‘a force of nature,’ dies at 81 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z If judgeships in Ohio are going to remain elected positions, voters need to know more about the candidates. Editorial Roundup: Ohio 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z That same year, she took senior status — semiretirement with reduced duties — from her regular judgeship. Surveillance Court Orders Review of Actions by Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The other nine Council of State positions will be on the ballot, as well as three of the seven positions on the state Supreme Court, scores of other judgeships and all 170 General Assembly seats. N Carolina candidates rush for legislature, Meadows’ seat 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Attorney Thomas Cullen for a federal judgeship to fill a vacancy in U.S. US Attorney nominated for federal judgeship in Virginia 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z The case began when a former Democrat who is now registered as an unaffiliated voter sued because he wanted to apply for a judgeship but didn’t meet the political affiliation requirement. Supreme Court to hear Delaware courts political balance case 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Before his election to the judgeship, he was in private practice for more than a decade and was the city prosecutor for Independence and city attorney for the small community of Cherryvale. Kansas judge accused of bigotry, profanities in courthouse 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Because when judicial positions are viewed as bargaining chips, and deals for judgeships are made in secret, the public trust in judicial impartiality is seriously diminished. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z There is, however, one part of government entirely immune from the results of any particular election: the lifetime appointees to federal judgeships, beginning with the U.S. Opinion | What unites Trump’s apologists? Minority rule. 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z It's a benchmark that means he'll have filled one-quarter of such judgeships in under three years in office. Trump celebrates judicial appointment milestone with onetime rivals 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Depending on where you live, there may be candidates running for various judgeships. New York’s 5 Ballot Questions: What You Need to Know 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Attorney Thomas Cullen is under consideration for a federal judgeship to fill a vacancy in U.S. US Attorney Cullen being considered for federal judgeship 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Some county judges are up for retention, and there are a handful of vacant judgeships that will be filled. Ballot question, judge races highlight state’s Nov. 5 voting 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z This year’s ballots are filled mostly with races for county government, local judgeships, school boards and municipal government. ‘A whole new world’: Early voting starts in New York 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Chancery court judgeships are partisan positions that typically are elected every eight years. Judge blames lawmaker, wife for quick resignation 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Democratic Party leaders effectively control judgeships in New York City. A Judge Refused to Hire a Party Boss’s Aide. A Demotion Followed. 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z Adams says he wanted to apply for judgeships but didn’t meet the political affiliation requirements. Carney appeals to Supreme Court over court political balance 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z She pledged to screen nominees for judgeships based on their support for the Roe v. Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out of 2020 Democratic Presidential Race 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z In 2013, Reid deployed the so-called “nuclear option” and eliminated the filibuster for nominations to executive branch positions and lower-court judgeships in response to Republican obstruction of Barack Obama’s appointees. Sarah Sanders to join Fox News as contributor – live news 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z On further review, Sullivan, who was appointed to his first judgeship by Ronald Reagan, rejected the Democrats' request to pursue discovery, including financial documents, from dozens of Trump's businesses. Dems' Emoluments Clause lawsuit against Trump hits major roadblock, as judge rules law 'unsettled' 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z The action challenges a law passed in 2018 that puts Mecklenburg County’s 21 District Court judgeships into eight districts, meaning the judges are no longer elected countywide. Lawsuit challenges judicial elections in NC’s largest county 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Smith’s attorney did not reveal the terms of the plea agreement but says she resigned her judgeship earlier this year. Wyoming tribal court judge pleads guilty to drug charges 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z He found that Trump’s confirmed judges make up 17% of total federal judgeships. AP FACT CHECK: The Democratic debates and Trump counterpunch 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z His ranking is based on the number of appointees at the start of the third-year August recess as a percentage of “authorized judgeships,” or the total judicial seats created by Congress. AP FACT CHECK: Trump proclaims he’s No. 2 on federal judges 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Democrats said that they have proposed people of color for potential judgeships but that the administration has cut them out of the process. Democrats question absence of black or Hispanic nominees among Trump’s 41 circuit court judges 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Four years later, Al took credit for getting his wife nominated for a family court judgeship. The judge who speaks Trump’s language 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z Interviews for the judgeship are set for the week of July 15 at the Nevada Supreme Court Building in Las Vegas, and they are open to the public. 16 attorneys apply to become Nevada judge 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Before moving to a judgeship, he spent two years as a King County prosecuting attorney and 20 years in private practice in Seattle. ‘You can’t imagine a better life than they lived’: Retired King County judge, wife are remembered 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z A screening committee charged with recommending people for top Arizona court judgeships will consider them for the seat being vacated by retiring Chief Justice Scott Bales on July 31. Bill Montgomery, 10 others seek Arizona Supreme Court seat 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Senator McCaffrey makes the preposterous argument that candidates for judgeships - immensely lucrative and powerful jobs for life - should be treated like applicants for every other state job, whose personnel records are kept confidential. Editorials from around New England 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Joseph was suspended from her judgeship without pay on Thursday. Massachusetts judge and ex-official accused of preventing migrant’s arrest by ICE 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z There were other victories in Texas — 14 statehouse seats, two congressional districts, a criminal justice reformer winning as Dallas County district attorney, the election of 19 black women to judgeships in the Houston area. Women of color push 2020 Democrats to recognize their importance 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Bolger previously said framers of Alaska’s Constitution intended for a governor to appoint for judgeships candidates nominated by the Alaska Judicial Council. Dunleavy fills second Palmer court seat after delay 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Senate will attempt to alter its rules next week in order to accelerate the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees for some judgeships and sub-Cabinet level positions in his administration. Republicans push easing U.S. Senate rules to help Trump nominations 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z So it is a puzzle why Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey, D-Warwick, has introduced a bill to keep the public from learning too much about applicants for lifetime judgeships in Rhode Island. Editorials from around New England 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Joel Bolger, in response to Dunleavy, said founders of the state’s constitution intended for a governor to appoint for judgeships candidates nominated by the council. The Latest: Dunleavy wants meeting with Alaska chief justice 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z A 2012 law eliminated more than 40 judgeships across Michigan through attrition at the recommendation of the Supreme Court’s administrative office. Whitmer signs 1st bill _ to preserve U.P. judgeship 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump has now filled 20 percent of the nation’s appellate court judgeships, at a pace well ahead of his predecessors. Senate Confirms Neomi Rao to Replace Brett Kavanaugh on Key Appeals Court 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z He appointed a record number of women and minorities to cabinet posts and judgeships, as well as state boards and commissions. Harry Hughes, Maryland governor and low-key steward over two terms, dies at 92 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump nominated Norris for a judgeship in Tennessee’s western district. Rose, Coleman square off in special election for Senate seat 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The Alaska Supreme Court’s chief justice says founders of the state’s constitution intended for a governor to appoint for judgeships candidates nominated by the Alaska Judicial Council. The Latest: Dunleavy wants meeting with Alaska chief justice 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Ms. Rao was rated “well qualified” for the judgeship by the American Bar Association. Neomi Rao, Kavanaugh’s D.C. Circuit replacement, quizzed on sexual assault, feminism 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Adams says he wanted to apply for judgeships, but he didn’t meet the political affiliation requirements. Appeals panel: Delaware bench party parity unconstitutional 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z In December, a judicial oversight committee in New Orleans ruled that a candidate for a local judgeship had made false statements about Mr. Reilly’s employer, VOTE. He Committed Murder. Then He Graduated From an Elite Law School. Would You Hire Him as Your Attorney? 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z He prosecuted two state judges for taking bribes and sent the powerful boss of Brooklyn’s Democratic Party to jail for forcing candidates for judgeships to hire his political cronies as consultants. Charles Hynes, former longtime Brooklyn district attorney, dies at 83 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Scott also received a letter from conservative activists urging him to reconsider his opposition to Mr. Farr, who the president is eyeing for a district judgeship in North Carolina. Tim Scott still opposes Thomas Farr, Trump judicial nominee, after meeting 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z The president also named four picks for district judgeships in California. Donald Trump announces 9th Circuit, California judicial nominees 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Grant gave him a federal judgeship in 1875, and he was appointed to the Supreme Court by Benjamin Harrison in 1890. The Supreme Court Case That Enshrined White Supremacy in Law 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z President Donald Trump nominated Norris for a federal judgeship in Tennessee’s western district. Polls open in primary election for Tennessee Senate seat 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z So one legislator hinted at a veto if political cronies were not given state judgeships. The Transcendent Incompetence of the L Train Fiasco 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z Sentencing Commission, which issues guidelines to judges and can be a springboard to judgeships and other top appointments. Washington establishment maze behind Trump-Russia probe legal twists 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Three seats are vacant in the 122-member House because lawmakers were elected to judgeships. Mississippi lawmakers return to Capitol for 3-month session 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z According to Schechter, of the 75 elected Harris County judgeships, all but one opening unseated a Republican. In Texas, 17 new judges bring ‘Black Girl Magic’ to courthouses 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z He takes over the Senate seat vacated by Jonathan Perry, who moved to an appeals court judgeship. Analysis: Louisiana lawmakers leaving ahead of term’s end 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z It is well known that state judgeships - which pay well and provide lavish pensions - are among the juiciest political plums in Rhode Island. Editorials from around New England 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z He was one of 13 applicants for an open judgeship in Waukesha County whom Walker passed over on his way to handing the job to Schimel in November. Walker picks passed-over attorney to fill judgeship 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z There are, for instance, 12 authorized judgeships in Judge O’Connor’s district, the Northern District of Texas. Texas’ One-Stop Shopping for Judge in Health Care Case 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Bush to D.C. judgeships, and he has a reputation for shredding prosecutors. Opinion | Michael Flynn’s judge just struck a potent blow for the rule of law 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Bonner, who had been nominated for a federal judgeship, assigned the case to Schiff, who had just turned thirty, to try it for a third time. Adam Schiff’s Plans to Obliterate Trump’s Red Line 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Bush first nominated Roberts to an appellate judgeship in 1992, though Congress never acted on the nomination. The Latest: Plane arrives in Texas to transport Bush’s body 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z And though Helms died a decade ago, his legacy lives on in an usually bitter battle over filling a long vacant federal judgeship in Raleigh and eastern North Carolina. Senate's lone black Republican blocks Trump judge accused of racial bias 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Scott’s courageous decision will almost certainly doom Farr’s chance for a federal judgeship. Opinion | Trump’s racist policies have been even worse than we feared 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z North Carolina Republicans were eager to install Thomas Farr in a long-vacant federal judgeship in the eastern district of the state. Tim Scott will not be moved 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Attorney David Trotti initially qualified to run for a circuit judgeship, but election officials removed him because they said the position would be filled by Scott. Divided court backs Scott after Florida justice flips sides 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z One of the 15 county Circuit Court judgeships will open up in January when Brodie retires, and the Fairfax Bar Association says there are more vacancies on the horizon. Virginia court system ‘crippled’ by political dispute over appointing judges 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z All of them were running for judgeships in November. 17 Black Women Sweep to Judgeships in Texas County 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z On Tuesday night, he was one of 59 Republican jurists who lost their seat in the country, in a Democratic rout that also saw 19 African American women win judgeships. 'Will you murder anybody?': Texas judge releases juveniles after election loss 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Sessions, 71, got his start in politics as a United States attorney in Alabama, but his nomination for a federal judgeship was blocked by the Senate amid charges of racial insensitivity. Jeff Sessions Is Forced Out as Attorney General as Trump Installs Loyalist 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Though most Democrats voted against their former colleague, his confirmation was seen as redemption for Sessions, whose nomination for a 1986 federal judgeship was rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time. Jeff Sessions resigns as attorney general 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Hugo’s critics say his position on judgeships is an example of him going against the region’s interests in favor of what GOP leaders want. Virginia court system ‘crippled’ by political dispute over appointing judges 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Voters will make choices for four seats in the state’s judiciary - one on the Supreme Court and three on the Court of Appeals - in addition to scores of local judgeships. N Carolina elections got amped up despite lacking major race 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Couvillon noted that there are more races this year, including judgeships and local offices around the state that might help drive turnout. Louisiana editorial roundup 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Out of scores of judges either up for retention or candidates vying for judgeships on Nov. 6, the Illinois Civil Justice League outright opposes four in recommendations being released Wednesday. Group urges Illinois voters to oppose alleged sleeper judge 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Constitutional amendment to alter the process for filling vacancies for trial and appeals court judgeships: Legislation , ballot question and explanation . A glance at North Carolina’s 6 referendum questions 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Wheeler also put together a ranking based on the number of appointees in 21 months as a percentage of “authorized judgeships,” or the total seats created by Congress. AP FACT CHECK: Did Trump think mail bombs were liberal plot? 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z In a battle of words, Murray on Tuesday morning denied she had ever made any kind of trade with judgeship appointments. Cantwell and Murray object to process for filling federal appeals court seat 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z That translated to about 8 percent of the total federal judgeships at the 20-month mark in his presidency. AP FACT CHECK: Trump overreaches in bragging about judges 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Hawley was poised for a bright future in the conservative intellectual legal world—a deanship, a federal judgeship, even the Supreme Court. Claire McCaskill’s Toughest Fight 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z He talks about crime and law and order, immigration caravans threatening the borders, judgeships and, of course, the economy. Analysis | For President Trump, it’s 2016 all over again 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z That translates to about 10 percent of the total federal judgeships at the 21-month mark in his presidency. AP FACT CHECK: Did Trump think mail bombs were liberal plot? 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Trump has already appointed two judges and is filling six other vacancies on the 29-seat court, giving Trump the ability to fill a third of the appellate-court judgeships. Cantwell and Murray object to process for filling federal appeals court seat 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Even then, Trump’s total of confirmed judges and current nominees represents 16 percent of the total judgeships. AP FACT CHECK: Trump overreaches in bragging about judges 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Conservative advocates say fulfilling the lower court judgeships, in combination with Justice Kavanaugh’s confirmation, will energize the president’s supporters ahead of the elections. Donald Trump appoints conservative judges to federal appeals courts at record pace 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Democrats need to flip at least two seats to become the majority, which would give them the ability to block additional Trump appointees to federal judgeships and a stronger hand in legislation. Republicans remain favorites to hold control of the Senate. A look at the key races - Los Angeles Times The lingering California vacancies had been a striking exception to the push by Trump and Senate Republicans to rapidly fill empty judgeships across the country with young, conservative nominees. California senators will try to block White House judicial nominees for the 9th Circuit - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z They fill their judgeships with liberals, just like we fill ours with conservatives! Trump, McConnell and Kavanaugh have changed the game; there will be no more business as usual 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z House and state Legislature, district attorneys and local judgeships. Registration nears for Oklahoma voters to cast ballots 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Further complicating Bailey’s efforts are ethics questions, including allegations he used his judgeship to aid his political campaign, improperly accepted gifts and steered business to a firm where his son worked. California’s role fighting Trump marks attorney general race 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Supporters were always offering his name when sterling positions opened up, singing his praises to those making decisions about clerkships, law firm jobs, White House appointments and judgeships. The rise and the reckoning: Inside Brett Kavanaugh’s circles of influence 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z He has had to endure the most rigorous of investigations of any American applying for a judgeship ever. Senate Moves Toward Friday Showdown Vote on Kavanaugh’s Confirmation 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z They’ve been plugging young movement conservatives onto the Federal bench all over the country in district court judgeships and slots on the Circuit Courts of Appeals. Trump, McConnell and Kavanaugh have changed the game; there will be no more business as usual 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z The judgeships approved Wednesday include Morgan Zurn and Kathaleen McCormick as vice chancellors in the Court of Chancery, which was recently expanded from five judges to seven. Delaware Senate confirms 5 judicial nominees 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z According to the Arizona Republican, Mitchell was on a list of names to be considered for a Maricopa County Superior Court judgeship in 2014. Who is Rachel Mitchell, the prosecutor hired to question Kavanaugh's accuser during Senate hearing? 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z When the American Bar Association first considered Kavanaugh’s nomination to a judgeship, the committee assigned to check him out ended up talking to more than twice as many lawyers and judges as many investigations required. The rise and the reckoning: Inside Brett Kavanaugh’s circles of influence 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z David Novak is a magistrate judge in Richmond who was nominated for a district judgeship by George W. Bush in 2007 but never given a vote in the Senate. Senators recommend prosecutor, magistrate for Richmond federal judgeship 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Last week, Carney announced six judicial nominations, including two for newly created judgeships in Chancery Court. Court hears Carney appeal over political balance mandate 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Wheeler also put together a ranking based on the number of appointees in 20 months as a percentage of “authorized judgeships,” or the total seats created by Congress. AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s errant claims on Kavanaugh, economy 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Republicans, in turn, are prepared to point out that other Kozinski clerks have been nominated for federal judgeships and confirmed with the help of Democratic senators. Kavanaugh hearings open with nation deeply polarized over judiciary 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z They include allegations that for a year he improperly used his judgeship to raise funds and promote his candidacy for attorney general. California GOP attorney general nominee faces ethics panel 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z They include allegations that for a year he improperly used his judgeship to raise funds and promote his candidacy for attorney general. California GOP attorney general nominee faces ethics panel 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Seeking confirmation to a federal judgeship after years of Democratic opposition, Brett Kavanaugh turned to one of his most powerful mentors for a boost. Kavanaugh’s ties to disgraced mentor loom over confirmation 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Even when accounting for that, Trump’s total of confirmed judges and current nominees represents 16 percent of the total judgeships. AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s errant claims on Kavanaugh, economy 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z Ashe was nominated for the judgeship last year by President Donald Trump. New Orleans lawyer confirmed as federal judge 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z District judgeship wilted when asked basic questions about conducting a trial. Opinion | Diamonds are forever. Federal judges are the next-best thing. 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Under the commission’s new rules, a judicial candidate needed five votes to be recommended for a judgeship; the commission was required to recommend four to six candidates. How the Trump Administration Is Remaking the Courts 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Jeff Sessions, a senator from Alabama who, three decades ago, was denied a federal judgeship by the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee over concerns that he was a racist, was installed by Trump as attorney general. Perspective | Is Trump a racist? You don’t need an n-word tape to know. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z That translates to about 8 percent of the total federal judgeships at the 20-month mark in his presidency. AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s errant claims on Kavanaugh, economy 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z I watched the number and quality of aspirants to Indiana state judgeships decline over the years. Opinion | Government ‘transparency’ has gone too far 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Attorney David Trotti initially qualified to run for a circuit judgeship, but election officials then removed him because they said the position would be filled by Scott. Divided Florida Supreme Court to consider case against Scott 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Ronald Reagan, by contrast, had 35 unfilled judgeships; Obama had 54. How the Trump Administration Is Remaking the Courts 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z A Kentucky man, who is seeking a judgeship, recently ran this political add in a newspaper. Bobby Smith, Kentucky Democrat, denounced by own party over lynching ad 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z He dodged questions about Roe during 2006 confirmation hearings for the federal judgeship, and will likely do that again at the hearings for the high court. With scant record, Supreme Court nominee elusive on abortion 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Perry will resign from his Senate seat on Dec. 9 and take his new judgeship on Jan. 1. Special election in November will fill Louisiana Senate seat 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z There is no guarantee that they will act appropriately when filling judgeships without the guidance of the current merit system. Opinion | Do you have a Social Security card? Then take this executive order personally. 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z When one of Trump’s lower-court nominees has managed to penetrate public consciousness, it has usually been an outlier, like Brett Talley, whom Trump picked last year for an Alabama Federal District Court judgeship. How the Trump Administration Is Remaking the Courts 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Sessions’ recent decision to separate young Hispanic children from parents who entered the United States illegally is on par with the racist comments he allegedly made that cost him a federal judgeship in 1986. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z No Democrat is running for any of the three judgeships in November, so winning the GOP runoff is tantamount to election. AP News Guide: Several heated GOP runoffs in Alabama 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z He was a golf partner of Tip O’Neill, the longtime Democratic House speaker, who weighed in to support Martha Kavanaugh’s nomination to a judgeship. Influential Judge, Loyal Friend, Conservative Warrior — and D.C. Insider 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z And of those, only a minute few, like Kavanaugh, land federal appellate judgeships. Every current Supreme Court justice attended Harvard or Yale. That’s a problem, say decision-making experts. 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z If a home-state senator can no longer put a hold on a nominee for an appellate judgeship, what’s to stop a president from nominating a judge who isn’t even from that state? How the Trump Administration Is Remaking the Courts 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z The background of justices typically includes some combination of an Ivy League education, a Supreme Court clerkship and a federal judgeship. For Midterms, Supreme Court Political Drama Plays to Its Audience 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Hollis-Brusky noted that liberal and moderate attorneys can affiliate with any number of legal societies to gain the type of credential they need to win judgeships. Trump's court appointments have been the smoothest part of his presidency — because he's had some help 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Closer to home, for decades Crowley, and his cronies that run the Queens County Democratic Party, benefited from controlling, much like feudal lords, who got to run for City Council and judgeships. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spanks the predator political class; next up: redeem the nation 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court concluded that keeping the Bismarck-based judgeship is “necessary for effective judicial administration” in the South Central District. State Supreme Court decides to keep judgeship in Bismarck 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Of the 25 names Trump has listed as potential justices, 17 have been confirmed by the Senate for federal judgeships, while two are pending. ‘Everyone is focused on Lisa and Susan’: The two most powerful senators in the fight to replace Kennedy 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Lawmakers Thursday were considering several Cooper nominations to boards and special Superior Court judgeships. Cooper nominee to Industrial Commission rejected by House 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z A proposal to alter how vacancies to North Carolina trial and appeals court judgeships are filled is just one vote away from going on ballots statewide this November in a referendum. The Latest: House backs lowering cap, not as low as Senate 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z For example, Thomas Farr, his nominee for a North Carolina judgeship has ties to a group that has promoted white supremacist policies and eugenics. The Trump takeover of the courts 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z Pence drew more loud applause when he declared Trump “the most pro-life president in American history” and noted that he has appointed many conservatives to federal judgeships. Pence gives campaign-style speech to Southern Baptists 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The state Supreme Court as part of normal procedure will determine if the judgeship should be retained, moved or eliminated. Bismarck-based judge battling kidney cancer to retire 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Vitter is one of 77 people the Trump administration nominated or confirmed for federal judgeships. Trump's anti-abortion judges are threatening women's future 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z District Court judgeships would fall into those same eight districts. Senate Oks judicial remap of N Carolina’s largest county 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Two district judgeships in the state have contested nonpartisan primaries in which the top two vote-getting candidates will move on to the general election. News Guide: Voters to pick challengers to Tester, Gianforte 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Sen. Maria Cantwell publicly called on the Trump administration to consider five people for federal judgeships who were chosen by a bipartisan commission and submitted in the last year of the Obama administration. Trump nominates ex-deputy Washington state AG Brian Moran for U.S. attorney 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z When Ginsburg was appointed to her first judgeship, on the D.C. Review: ‘RBG’ amuses, entertains, and yes, inspires 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z But her dream unraveled in 2016 after winning a primary for a Cook County judgeship. Death of ex-clerk who donned judge’s robes suspected suicide 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Thirty hours’ debate is the blink of an eye compared with a federal judgeship, which lasts for life. Opinion | Where Trump’s nominations are moving all too quickly 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z In Billings, five people are running for a new judgeship created by state lawmakers last year over concerns of a judiciary overburdened by a high caseload. News Guide: Voters to pick challengers to Tester, Gianforte 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z After she was charged criminally, many observers, including Chicago Sun-Time columnist Mark Brown, agreed Crawford wasn’t fit for a judgeship. Ex-clerk who donned judge’s robe found dead before trial 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z In 2011, Freeman recommended and his colleagues approved one of his former law clerks for a Cook County judgeship even though she lived in Will County. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z In the Fifth District in Suffolk County, where Republicans dominate the electoral rolls, Al Graf, a former Republican assemblyman, left the seat for a district court judgeship. Special Elections in New York on Tuesday Will Decide 11 Races 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that creating a new Lee County Court judgeship will cost local taxpayers about $160,000 a year. Lee County supes vote to create 2nd county court judgeship 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Judge Screnock, who was appointed to his judgeship by Mr. Walker, won support from the state’s Republican Party, the National Rifle Association and a prominent business group, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. Liberal Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat, Buoying Democrats 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Pierce was first appointed to the judgeship in 1997 and was since elected four times. Georgia judge dies in two-vehicle wreck 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Senate or House, auditor, state Senate or House or circuit judgeships. Missouri Sen. McCaskill to face 20 challengers in election 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Haskell’s judgeship position will also be up for election this year. Multiple Bismarck, Burleigh officials stepping down 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z There are a lot of federal judgeships open, and the Party of Lincoln's senators, who are in the majority, have not shown any willingness to deny Your and My President anything that he wants. Opinion | Kris Kobach’s Voting Sham Gets Exposed in Court 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Even by the low standards that President Trump has set for selecting his judicial nominees, Gordon Giampietro, the president’s pick to fill an open federal judgeship for Wisconsin’s Eastern District, is an exceptionally bad prospect. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z There are many federal judgeships - 890 - that fill specific roles in that democratic duty, as prescribed in Article III of the U.S. Editorials from around Oregon 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z A federal judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction directing state election officials to hold primaries for appellate court judgeships in May. Judge restores judicial primaries for appellate court races 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z “These are basic necessities,” said Cascos, who lives in the border city of Brownsville and is running for a judgeship in Cameron County. In South Texas, tens of thousands live in border enclaves without water or power 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z This is the guy who scotched his chance at a federal judgeship in the mid-1980s by declaring the Ku Klux Klan were “okay, until I found out that they smoked pot.” The California pot industry isn’t afraid of the US Attorney General 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Cabinet-level posts and appeals and Supreme Court judgeships would still get up to 30 hours of debate. Centrist senators form Common Sense Caucus 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z A joint judicial redistricting and reform committee is to meet Monday, when legislators are supposed to review new proposed election boundaries for trial court judgeships. House-Senate panel looking at judicial maps meets again 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Trump has spent his first year rapidly filling Article III judgeships at Supreme, appellate and District Court levels. Trump appointing judges at rapid pace 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Another 47 nominees await confirmation; 102 more federal judgeships remain open for Mr Trump to fill. Donald Trump’s judicial appointments may prove his most enduring legacy 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Senate is not carrying over a Kansas City-area attorney’s nomination for a federal judgeship in Kansas into next year. Kansas attorney’s nomination for judgeship not carrying over 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Virginia’s Democratic senators will recommend two candidates to the White House for an open federal judgeship in Alexandria: State Court of Appeals Judge Rossie Alston Jr. and Assistant U.S. Democratic senators recommend two candidates for federal judgeship in Virginia 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Colm Connoly, who currently works in private practice, but previously served as United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, is nominated for a district judgeship for the District of Delaware. Joel Carson III, Susan Baxter among Trump judicial nominees 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The number for President Kennedy is so high because Congress in 1961 approved new judgeships to ease backlogs in the federal courts. Trump appointing judges at rapid pace 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Trump himself called up Kennedy over the weekend after a video went viral of the senator humiliating his pick for a district court judgeship. Analysis | The Daily 202: Why a Louisiana GOP senator keeps bringing down Trump judicial nominees 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z So far, Trump has nominated 59 people for federal judgeships. ‘He’s not weak, is he?’: Inside Trump’s quest to alter the judiciary 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z These, are, no doubt the same people who elected Donald Trump who appoints ignoramuses to federal judgeships, and prominent appointive government offices -- like Head of the Import Export Bank. As Trump Tightens Legal Immigration, Canada Woos Tech Firms 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z But that release came just a day after the nominations for two district court judgeships began to run aground, as Republicans on the Judiciary Committee registered strong objections to the nominees’ credentials and character. Trump’s push to fill courts with conservative judges hits first speed bump 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z One of those was the nomination of Brett Talley, a lawyer who was nominated for a lifetime federal district judgeship despite never having tried a case. Trump Judicial Nominee Attracts Scorn After Flopping in Hearing 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The Oklahoman reports that Magistrate Judge Charles Goodwin appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday during a confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump’s nominee for a federal judgeship in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma US judge nominee says he sometimes works from home 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z “When I walked into the Oval Office on the first day, there were over 100 judgeships waiting for me.” ‘He’s not weak, is he?’: Inside Trump’s quest to alter the judiciary 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z The lawsuit alleges that canceling the 2018 primaries for trial and appellate court judgeships violates the fundamental rights of association for parties to select their standard bearers. Democrats sue to try to restore 2018 judicial primaries 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Richardson is still a prosecutor in Prince William County and currently a candidate for a Virginia circuit court judgeship. Detective violated law when searching teen in ‘sexting’ case, federal appeals court rules 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z They will install as speaker a stoutly conservative retired government teacher; tighten their grip on key committees that must accommodate more Democrats and steer lawyers with rigid views on law and order to judgeships. The long battle for control of Virginia’s House 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Talley’s Alabama judgeship might not overlap much with his wife’s work in Washington, and it’s true that an Internet comment isn’t as significant as a blog post or a law review article. Opinion | Two of Trump’s judicial nominees deserve a much closer look 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z I hope he gets tapped for a federal judgeship one day. Preet Bharara Is Not Running for Office 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Now, conservatives want a 30 to 50 percent increase in the number of federal judgeships. Opinion | Conservatives have a breathtaking plan for Trump to pack the courts 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z I am not certain that passing the exam guarantees any new candidate a judgeship. A Growing Call to Limit Lawyers’ Donations to Prosecutors 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z The Senate committee on Thursday also approved four other nominees for federal judgeships, including Holly Lou Teeter, who also received a “not qualified” rating. Trump Nominee for Federal Judgeship Has Never Tried a Case 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Five of Trump’s judicial nominees were confirmed last week by the Senate for lifetime judgeships in the federal circuit court system, which is one step below the U.S. Kentucky editorial roundup 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z Two others, Charles Goodwin and Holly Teeter, nominees for federal district judgeship in Oklahoma and Kansas, respectively, were rated as “not qualified” in a split decision. Brett Talley has never tried a case, but Trump wants to make him judge for life 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Typically, senators play the lead role in recommending nominees for the federal district judgeships in their state. Trump judge nominee, 36, who has never tried a case, wins approval of Senate panel 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z At issue are three candidates for federal district judgeships in Oklahoma, Kansas and Alabama, along with Leonard Steven Grasz, nominated to the U.S. Opinion | Some of Trump’s judicial nominees may be unfit. The Senate is rushing them through anyway. 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Judgeship: By a vote of 55 for and 43 against, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed University of Notre Dame law professor Amy Coney Barrett, 45, for a judgeship on the 7th Circuit U.S. How your U.S. lawmaker voted 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z His father’s role in shepherding civil rights legislation through the House probably contributed to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s decision to nominate Judge Halleck for a judgeship in what was then the Court of General Sessions. Charles Halleck, conservative D.C. judge turned progressive firebrand, dies at 88 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z First he cut a deal with Republicans to fill three long-vacant Norfolk judgeships, infuriating some fellow Democrats. The lure of the steady physician: Is Northam’s résumé enough in the age of Trump? 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z After losing an election for a local judgeship, he spent a year working as a rancher in rural Australia. Roy Moore Is Rising in Alabama. Here's How He Could Disrupt Trump's GOP 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The United States courts, the third branch of government laid out in the Constitution, maintains a website that tracks vacancies among its 890 authorized judgeships. Opinion | If Senate Republicans don’t want the majority, they are doing everything exactly right 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z For 100 years the Senate has allowed home-state senators to play a central role in approving nominees for federal judgeships in their states. Opinion | Republicans in Congress are about to give Trump even more power 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Also on the ballot are several judgeships, two vacant state House seats, an array of municipal positions and local proposition elections. What’s on the ballot? Louisiana election only a week away 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z That arc of the universe seemed on track 23 years later when Alabama’s Democratic senator Howell Heflin, Mr. Jones’s old boss, cast the decisive vote against a federal judgeship for Jeff Sessions. Opinion | Want to Know What Divides This Country? Come to Alabama 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z In my view, both senators were striving, however awkwardly, to do their constitutional duty: to vet a candidate for a life-tenured federal judgeship. Opinion | No, Dianne Feinstein is not an anti-Catholic bigot 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Williamson was one of four candidates submitted to Otter for the judgeship. Hailey attorney named to Idaho District Court bench 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z He lost a race for a state judgeship last year. Top federal prosecutor tapped for northern West Virginia 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Allegations of racially charged remarks cost him a federal judgeship, but he went on to become the state’s attorney general. Sessions intends to hold on to the job he loves 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Allegations of racially charged remarks cost him a federal judgeship, but he went onto become the state’s attorney general. For Sessions, being attorney general is chance to make mark 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Justice Thomas grew up dirt-poor in Pin Point, Georgia, ascending through Yale Law School and a federal judgeship on his way to the pinnacle of the judiciary. Clarence Thomas still not in African American museum, which adds Jim Vance to exhibits 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z If confirmed by the Senate, Farr would fill the judgeship he was nominated to in 2006 by President George W. Bush. Farr gets another crack at North Carolina federal judgeship 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z District Court judgeships if confirmed by the U.S. Trump nominates 2 for federal judgeships in Alabama 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Things appeared to deteriorate this week when Mr. Whitehouse was slated to meet with the White House over the judgeship, then canceled. Donald Trump judge pick for Rhode Island opposed by state’s Democratic senators 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Also on up for election is a seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission, several judgeships, two vacant state House seats and local positions around the state. Sign-up period for Louisiana’s fall election opens Wednesday 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Longwitz held the judgeship a few months before losing a special election to complete the term on the bench. Analysis: Faces, usually not parties, change in 4-year term 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z President Barack Obama’s nominations to the judgeship were scuttled. Farr gets another crack at North Carolina federal judgeship 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z The vacancy is in the 1st Division of the circuit court judgeship in Bourbon, Scott and Woodford counties. Commission nominates 3 lawyers for vacant Kentucky judgeship 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z The obstruction appeared to hit new depths when Democrats mounted a filibuster of state Judge David Nye, the nominee to fill a federal judgeship in Idaho. Donald Trump judge pick for Rhode Island opposed by state’s Democratic senators 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Also on the ballot is a seat on Louisiana’s utility regulatory board, the Public Service Commission; several judgeships and local elected positions around Louisiana. Sign-up period for Louisiana’s fall election opens Wednesday 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z She said she saw a judgeship as a way to reroute young lives in their first contact with the criminal justice system. Paychecks keep coming for NY judge despite arrest, absence 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z The Trial Court Vacancy Commission says applicants for the judgeship in the 30th Judicial District will be interviewed July 21 in meetings that will include a public hearing. Commission taking applications for Shelby County judgeship 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Nominated for a federal judgeship by President George W. Bush in 2006, Rosenstein was blocked by Maryland’s two Democratic senators, and he remained at the Justice Department. After Trump’s stunning firing of Comey, Dems immediately demand a special prosecutor to continue investigations 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z A fiery confirmation debate followed, where senators revisited his racially charged statements of the 1980s that barred Sessions from a federal judgeship. Jeff Sessions: hardline Trump ally hits ground running with role in Comey firing 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z On Monday President Trump nominated 10 people for federal judgeships and will look to continue to fill an extraordinary number of vacancies, according to NPR. Trump skips Senate tradition, leans on right-wing organizations to help fill federal court seats 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Fourteen percent of judgeships, or 96 seats, were vacant. Donald Trump will have influence on federal courts, but not just yet 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Those two districts remain but they now boast five full-time district judgeships. Indiana’s federal court system toasts its bicentennial year 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Sessions, who was once denied a federal judgeship amid allegations of racism, was the most powerful ally of anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim extremist groups while serving as a U.S. senator from Alabama. 100 Days in Trump’s America 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z He has multiple Ivy League degrees, received unanimous Senate confirmation for his lower-court judgeship, and was deemed “well-qualified” by the American Bar Association. Editorials from around New England 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z When a judge leaves the bench, justices are required by law to decide whether the judgeship should be retained, moved, or eliminated. High court decides to retain judgeships in Rugby, Jamestown 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z When Mr. Trump was sworn into office in January, Democratic appointees held 51 percent of the 673 District Court judgeships, while Republican appointees held 34 percent of the judgeships, Mr. Wheeler said. Donald Trump will have influence on federal courts, but not just yet 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z The North Dakota Supreme Court will decide whether the judgeship should be retained, moved, or eliminated. Grafton-based state district judge to retire in the fall 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Washington’s two Democratic senators are asking the Trump White House to consider five people for federal judgeships who were chosen last year by a bipartisan committee and submitted to the Obama administration. Washington senators urge White House to give panel’s chosen judges a chance 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z She held a series of judicial posts after being elected to a New York City judgeship in 1991. United States' first female Muslim judge found dead in Hudson River 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The high court recently decided that the Northeast Judicial District judge position in Rugby and the Southeast Judicial District judgeship in Jamestown both are “necessary for effective judicial administration.” High court decides to retain judgeships in Rugby, Jamestown 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z He alluded to Republican criticism of the Democrats’ choice in 2013, when they held the Senate majority, to bar filibusters on lower judgeships and executive branch nominees. Senate Formally Takes Up Gorsuch Nomination, and Braces for Turmoil 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The gap between the parties would be even larger if Democrats hadn’t eliminated the filibuster on lower-court nominees in 2013, allowing Barack Obama finally to fill more judgeships. How to End the Politicization of the Courts 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Out of the 890 authorized federal judgeship judgeships, 125 posts are vacant. American Bar Association’s vetting of judicial nominations curtailed by Trump White House 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Coleman twice turned down offers for federal judgeships, from Presidents Johnson and Nixon. William T. Coleman Jr., Who Broke Racial Barriers in Court and Cabinet, Dies at 96 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Greitens on Friday announced he picked Thomas Clark for a St. Louis circuit court judgeship. Missouri Gov. Greitens names 2 St. Louis-area judges 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Other episodes, like the escalating partisan tensions over federal judgeships, served to erode Senate cooperation on judicial matters in less immediately perceptible ways. The Roots of the Battle Over Neil Gorsuch: ‘They Started It’ 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z They have tried to deny Democratic presidents a chunk of judgeships, hoping the nominations will roll over. How to End the Politicization of the Courts 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The White House is “interviewing lawyers in their late 30s and early 40s for federal judgeships,” according to Politico, noting that “some are not ‘seasoned litigators,’ but they are ‘very well qualified.’ Donald Trump’s judiciary: White House wants “young lawyers” to appoint to the federal bench 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump already has 124 judgeships to fill — a backlog created by Senate Republicans who blocked the confirmation of many of President Barack Obama’s nominees. In Gorsuch, Conservative Activist Sees Test Case for Reshaping the Judiciary 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z The Republican-controlled state Senate voted largely along partisan lines Monday night to again require that local Superior Court and District Court judgeships be subject to party primaries starting in 2018. Bill making trial court races partisan again clears Senate 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z It was only the second time in 50 years that a nominee had been denied a federal judgeship. 'Gun for hire': how Jeff Sessions used his prosecuting power to target Democrats 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z I covered his failed confirmation to a judgeship in 1986 when he became only the second judicial nominee in the past 50 years to be denied a judgeship by the Senate. Is investigating Jeff Sessions a witch hunt? No, it's a quest for the truth | Jill Abramson 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Rep. Jim Hill told lawmakers that it would move judgeships to where they are most needed. Lawmakers vote to create judicial reallocation commission 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z “For this reprehensible conduct, he should not be rewarded with a federal judgeship.” Trump administration will formally end opposition to Texas voter ID law 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Taken together, the federal judgeships overtly stolen by the GOP from Obama and the pending retirements, means that Trump is positioned to reshape the court in a manner not seen in several generations. Trump may get most federal judicial appointments since 1950s 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z A few months later, his judgeship prospects in tatters, Sessions indicted Wicks after all. 'Gun for hire': how Jeff Sessions used his prosecuting power to target Democrats 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z They still hold the majority of Jefferson County offices, and in November pulled off some impressive victories for sheriff and several judgeships. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z He did remove himself from consideration for a circuit court judgeship, which he was scheduled to interview for with the governor shortly after his arrest, on a bench where both his father and grandfather served. Md. prosecutor sentenced for hotel sex acts in front of glass door in Ocean City 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Sessions’ racial views are so extreme that he was earlier denied a federal judgeship by his fellow Republicans in 1986. Donald Trump’s white nationalist “genius bar”: Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller, Michael “Decius” Anton and beyond 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Daines, a Republican, was presiding over the Senate Tuesday night when Warren quoted a letter written by Coretta Scott King in 1986, when Sessions was being considered for a federal judgeship. Daines stands by silencing Warren, some Montanans protest 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The indictment for extortion was publicly unveiled by Sessions two days after the Senate confirmed an attorney to take the judgeship he had been denied. 'Gun for hire': how Jeff Sessions used his prosecuting power to target Democrats 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z Denied the judgeship, Mr. Sessions would later run for the Senate, taking his seat in 1997 alongside some of the very senators who voted against him a decade earlier. Jeff Sessions confirmed as attorney general after bitter Senate fight 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The King letter criticized the civil rights record of Mr. Sessions, Republican of Alabama, when he was up for a federal judgeship. ‘Nevertheless, She Persisted’: How Senate’s Silencing of Warren Became a Meme 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z In 1986, Ronald Reagan nominated Sessions, then a US district attorney, to a federal judgeship. Why is Jeff Sessions such a controversial pick for US attorney general? 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The letter was written in response to his nomination for a federal judgeship, for which he was ultimately rejected. Jeff Sessions Is Expected to Be Confirmed as Attorney General 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z “Sessions decided to go after me because he didn’t get the judgeship,” Wicks said, echoing remarks he made immediately after being indicted. 'Gun for hire': how Jeff Sessions used his prosecuting power to target Democrats 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z That case was the focus of Mr. Sessions’ 1986 hearing when he had been nominated for a federal judgeship — a job he was denied by a Senate vote. Jeff Sessions confirmed as attorney general after bitter Senate fight 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Trump’s nomination of the 70-year-old senator, who was blocked from a federal judgeship in 1986 following allegations of racism, has attracted extraordinary levels of opposition from members of Congress and campaign groups. Million-name petition urges Senate to deny Jeff Sessions confirmation 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z For this reprehensible conduct, he should not be rewarded with a federal judgeship. Coretta Scott King’s 1986 Statement to the Senate About Jeff Sessions 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z She insisted she was just quoting the late wife of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., who objected to Mr. Sessions’ nomination to a federal judgeship in the 1980s. Elizabeth Warren punished for attacks on Jeff Sessions 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z If the Democrats try to block Neil Gorsuch, whom Mr Trump nominated for the vacant Supreme Court judgeship on January 31st, the Republicans will probably abolish its use in that case also. America’s system of checks and balances might struggle to contain a despot 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z When the Senate confirmed Gorsuch to his current judgeship, the bipartisan support was so overwhelming that he was approved without a single vote in opposition. Opinion | Mitch McConnell: Democrats, ditch the apocalyptic rhetoric on Judge Gorsuch 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z After hearing accusations that he had made racist remarks, the Republican-controlled US Senate judiciary committee voted in June 1986 to reject his appointment by Ronald Reagan to a federal judgeship in southern Alabama. Million-name petition urges Senate to deny Jeff Sessions confirmation 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The Senate Judiciary Committee marked Black History Month by approving the nomination of Jeff Sessions to be attorney general; Sessions was once rejected for a federal judgeship for perceived racism. Opinion | In which Trump discovers some guy named Frederick Douglass 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z In his Senate confirmation hearing for his appellate court judgeship, he said the point of the article could be applied to groups across the political spectrum. Trump Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch seen in the mold of Scalia 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z One of the most conservative members of the Senate, Mr Sessions was denied a federal judgeship in 1986 after the judiciary committee heard testimony about his remarks on race. Attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions faces Senate vote - BBC News 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The other new judgeships would be created in Missoula, Great Falls and Kalispell. Montana Editorial Roundup 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z It was this judgeship that King was opposing in the letter that Warren read from on Tuesday. Million-name petition urges Senate to deny Jeff Sessions confirmation 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Snowden says the current judicial election structure is flawed because when more than two candidates run for a judgeship, runoff elections are held three weeks after the general election. Panel tables plan for judges to be elected with party labels 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Marshal, jobs with the United States Department of Agriculture and federal judgeships. Maine panel will review applicants for federal appointments 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Sessions was denied a federal judgeship in 1986 over alleged racist remarks. Donald Trump starts MLK weekend by attacking civil rights hero John Lewis 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z It didn’t work in his confirmation hearing for a federal judgeship, but unfortunately, he may get away with it this time. Jeff Sessions is no misunderstood, southern gentleman. That's just an act | Vincent Warren 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Thirty years ago, the Senate rejected Mr. Sessions for a federal judgeship over questions about his failed prosecution of African-Americans in a fraud case. John Lewis Puts Race at Center of Jeff Sessions Hearing 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, senators will also face the proposed Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, who years ago was rejected for a federal judgeship after witnesses described him as making troubling statements related to race. Senate Republicans Gut the Confirmation Process 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z The Alabama Republican was rejected for a federal judgeship by the Senate Judiciary Committee 30 years ago amid accusations of racial insensitivity. Men in KKK costumes disrupt Sessions confirmation hearing 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z He was denied a federal judgeship in 1986 after the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony that he made racist remarks. Jeff Sessions, new US attorney general, faces rough ride - BBC News 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z He was denied confirmation to a federal judgeship in 1986 after allegations emerged that he made racist remarks, including testimony that he called an African-American prosecutor "boy," an allegation Sessions denied. Immigration in focus as U.S. Senate confronts Trump nominees 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z But on Tuesday, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions will face the same congressional body that denied him a federal judgeship in 1986, this time in hopes of becoming Attorney General. Jeff Sessions Hopes to Escape His History of Racial Controversy at Confirmation Hearing 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z After he was elected senator, taking a seat on the same Judiciary Committee that denied him the judgeship, Mr. Sessions seemed to bear no grudge against those who had humiliated him in 1986. Jeff Sessions, a Lifelong Outsider, Finds the Inside Track 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z He was also denied a federal judgeship 30 years ago — by the Senate — amid allegations that as U.S. attorney he had improperly prosecuted black voting rights activists and used racially intemperate language. Jeff Sessions should have been a tough sell in the Senate, but he’s too nice 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Sessions was denied a federal judgeship in 1986 over charges of racial insensitivity and prejudice. Ethics official warns against confirmations before reviews are complete 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z In the 1980s, racially charged accusations derailed his nomination to a federal judgeship. Senate Confirmation Hearings to Begin Without All Background Checks 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z They also point to Sessions being denied a federal judgeship in 1986 after hearings in which he was accused of making racially-charged remarks as a U.S. attorney. Civil rights groups gear up to fight Sessions nomination 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Sessions’s last nomination to a federal post, a federal judgeship in 1986, foundered over questions by senators of both parties about his commitment to civil rights. Jeff Sessions, a Lifelong Outsider, Finds the Inside Track 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z In 1986, this same coalition successfully swayed the committee to reject Sessions for a federal judgeship. Jeff Sessions should have been a tough sell in the Senate, but he’s too nice 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Sessions, who is white, was rejected by the Senate for a federal judgeship in 1986 after he was accused of making racially insensitive statements. Outcry as band at historically black college decides to play at Trump parade 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Sessions, who is white, was rejected by the Senate for a federal judgeship in 1986 after he was accused of making racially insensitive statements. Alabama Band Will Play in Trump Parade, College President Says 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Parker was appointed to the part-time judgeship in 2013 by former Governor Mike Beebe, and was ineligible to seek the office at the polls. Arkansas judge resigns after accusations of sexual bartering 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Rejected for a federal judgeship, passed over for a crucial Senate committee chairmanship and long considered too far right to attain a cabinet post, he has defied the odds. Jeff Sessions, a Lifelong Outsider, Finds the Inside Track 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z He said Mr. Obama might try instead to fill some of the five dozen other empty federal court judgeships that are vacant. Obama could still force Merrick Garland onto Supreme Court during ‘intersession recess’ 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Congress has authorized 673 district judgeships, along with four territorial ones. Chief Justice Salutes Trial Judges for Tackling ‘Daunting Workload’ 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z And then there’s attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions pleading his case that he is less racially problematic than he was in 1986, when the Senate blocked his nomination for federal judgeship. If politics made 2016 a reality show, then get ready for Season 2 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z He predicted that by mid-2020, Republican appointees would hold about half of the 673 district judgeships, as opposed to the current 34 percent. Trump to inherit more than 100 court vacancies, plans to reshape judiciary 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z Then, earlier this month, Corcoran put the state judicial system, particularly the Florida Supreme Court, on notice that he did not believe a judgeship is necessarily a lifetime appointment. Florida editorial roundup 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Sessions was dogged by his handling of the case as U.S. attorney during his 1986 confirmation hearing for a federal judgeship, when he tried to fend off complaints of a wrongful prosecution. 1980s voting-fraud case likely topic at Sessions' hearing 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z He was dogged by his handling of the case as U.S. attorney during his 1986 confirmation hearing for a federal judgeship. 1980s voting-fraud case likely topic at Sessions' hearing 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The Appellate Judicial Commission on Wednesday announced it will accept applications for the judgeship through Feb. 3. Missouri Gov.-elect Greitens to appoint Supreme Court judge 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z And among the 179 circuit court judgeships, Democratic appointees now hold a slim majority, 51 percent, but that could fall to about 43 percent. Trump to inherit more than 100 court vacancies, plans to reshape judiciary 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z His views on race were once sufficiently odious for a Senate committee to deny him a federal judgeship. Trump’s Inauguration Day Walk 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z Sessions was once denied a federal judgeship because of racist remarks he had made; friends and supporters say that’s all ancient history. What does it take to convict a police officer for killing an unarmed black man? 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The accusations stem from Mr. Sessions’s unsuccessful nomination for a federal judgeship in 1986. The Racist Smear Against Jeff Sessions 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z The Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee did not approve his nomination, making him only the second nominee in 50 years to be rejected by the Senate for a federal judgeship. Why I told the Senate that Jeff Sessions thought civil rights groups were ‘un-American’ 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Figures and his supporters claimed that he, too, was a victim of retaliation over the failed Sessions judgeship nomination. Jeff Sessions accused of retaliation after claims of racism cost him a judgeship 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Democrats took the controversial step because they were so frustrated by what they saw as Republican foot-dragging on President Obama’s choices for his administration and federal judgeships. President Trump’s Cabinet picks are likely to be easily confirmed. That’s because of Senate Democrats. 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z They are right to do so, and not simply because he made offensive racial remarks in conversations more than three decades ago, comments which cost him confirmation to a federal judgeship during the Reagan administration. What Jeff Sessions has to prove 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z In 1986, a bipartisan majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected his nomination to a federal judgeship in the midst of charges of racial bias. Two peas in a racist pod: Jeff Sessions’ alarming history of opposing civil rights 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z His last Senate confirmation hearing, in 1986 for a federal judgeship, was derailed over allegations that he had made racist comments, including calling a black assistant U.S. attorney “boy” in conversation. Hard-line security hawks are Trump’s first picks 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z “Sessions decided to go after me because he didn’t get the federal judgeship,” said Douglas Wicks, a former Mobile county commissioner. Jeff Sessions accused of retaliation after claims of racism cost him a judgeship 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Sessions, an Alabama conservative, was denied a federal judgeship by the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1986 because of racially charged comments. Trump, Sessions, Pompeo, Flynn: Your Friday Evening Briefing 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z She said 30 years ago a different Republican-led Senate rejected Sessions’ nomination to a federal judgeship. Sen. Warren urges Trump to dump Sessions as attorney general 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z As a potential future head of the Department of Justice, Sessions will likely face renewed scrutiny over past comments that barred him from a federal judgeship in 1986. Donald Trump Just Picked Jeff Sessions for Attorney General. Here's What He Believes on 3 Key Issues 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Sessions was rejected by the Senate in 1986 to a federal judgeship over allegations of racially charged comments. What Donald Trump's Picks Mean So Far 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Supporters of Figures were adamant that he was the victim of revenge because of his role in Sessions being denied the judgeship. Jeff Sessions accused of retaliation after claims of racism cost him a judgeship 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z In 1986, the Judiciary Committee voted against confirming him for a federal judgeship after he was accused of making racially charged remarks while U.S. attorney in Alabama. Trump selects Sen. Jeff Sessions as US attorney general 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z While serving as a United States prosecutor in Alabama, Mr. Sessions was nominated in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan for a federal judgeship. Donald Trump Selects Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Up for a federal judgeship, Sessions was dogged by racist comments he was accused of making while serving as U.S. attorney. Trump ally Sessions could face tough Senate confirmation 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Yet a conservative legal scholar who has been critical of Trump said the group’s involvement in identifying candidates for judgeships and other jobs in the new administration is not something to fear. 9 Trump Supreme Court prospects at conservative legal parley 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The indictment was publicly unveiled by Sessions two days after the Senate confirmed attorney Alex Howard to take the judgeship that Sessions had been denied. Jeff Sessions accused of retaliation after claims of racism cost him a judgeship 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z His last confirmation hearing, in 1986 for a federal judgeship, was derailed over allegations that he made racist comments. Trump selects Sen. Jeff Sessions as US attorney general 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Like many observers, Chicago Sun-Time columnist Mark Brown agreed the incident suggested Crawford wasn’t fit for a judgeship, but he also wrote last month that “the criminal charges are an unnecessary bit of piling on.” States grapple with how to pick judges; no universal system 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z |
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