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18 Apr 2009, 2:08 pm
Sarah Palin will soon get to appoint a third Alaska Supreme Court justice, which means she will have named a majority of the five-member court in less than three years in office. [read post]
12 Sep 2018, 5:16 am by Howard Bashman
Rick Scott on Tuesday started what will be a closely watched process to replace three Florida Supreme Court justices who will retire in January, with the appointments possibly leading to a major ideological shift on the court. [read post]
20 Oct 2015, 11:24 am
" Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has an article that begins, "Following the decade-long reign of a prime minister determined to erase the Liberal Party's imprint on the justice system, Justin Trudeau inherits a tough-on-crime approach and judicial appointment processes vastly different than the ones left behind by his party forebears. [read post]
22 Sep 2018, 6:54 am by Howard Bashman
And Erin Murphy of The Gazette of Cedar Rapids, Iowa reports that “New Iowa Supreme Court Associate Justice Susan Christensen mindful of the significance of her appointment; Gov. [read post]
19 Sep 2019, 5:12 pm by Howard Bashman
Kevin Stitt’s appointment on Tuesday of a Supreme Court justice who apparently shares his anti-abortion views came just as the high court is expected to hear a challenge to a state law restricting the most common form of abortion. [read post]
20 Nov 2017, 6:38 pm
Scott asks Justice Pariente to recuse herself from appointment case; Governor argues Pariente can't be impartial. [read post]
8 May 2007, 5:12 am
" And WisPolitics.com reports that "Stevens reminisces on appointment to U.S. [read post]
3 Sep 2020, 11:16 am by Howard Bashman
“Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis defends seat against Federal Way Judge David Larson”: Kip Hill of The Spokesman-Review has an article that begins, “A newly appointed Supreme Court justice with a background in Native American tribal law has drawn a challenge from a Federal Way municipal judge for her seat. [read post]
13 Jul 2023, 4:21 am by Dan Tokaji
From DOJ’s press release: The Justice Department filed a complaint today challenging portions of Mississippi House Bill 1020 (H.B. 1020), which mandates the appointment of special judges and prosecutors by Mississippi state officials… Continue reading The post “Justice Department Challenges Racially Discriminatory Provisions of New Mississippi Law Targeting Hinds County” appeared first on Election Law Blog. [read post]
5 Mar 2012, 9:09 am by Glenn Reynolds
“Roberts Court justices have spent more pre-appointment time in legal academia, appellate judging, and living in Washington, D.C. than any previous Supreme Court. . . . [read post]
29 Jul 2007, 8:23 pm
The first was John Rutledge, who was given a recess appointment to be Chief Justice by President George Washington in 1795. [read post]
26 Jan 2010, 1:00 am by constitutional lawblogger
Bertha Wilson was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, sworn in on March 30, 1982, less than three weeks before the Charter of Rights and Freedoms became a centerpiece of Canadian Constitutional law. [read post]
30 Aug 2016, 12:01 am
Sergio Puig (Univ. of Arizona - Law) has posted Blinding International Justice (Virginia Journal of International Law, forthcoming). [read post]
22 Aug 2019, 7:47 pm by Amy Howe
Bell, the Supreme Court ruled that when – as required by federal law – a federal court appoints a lawyer to represent a death-row inmate who cannot otherwise afford one, that appointment extends to representing the inmate in state clemency proceedings. [read post]
23 Nov 2015, 8:30 am by azatty
” “He was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court to serve on the Judicial Evaluation Committee for the State of Hawaii and the Chief Judge of the Hawaii Federal District Court to serve as a delegate to the federal district judges conference. [read post]
27 Jun 2014, 7:19 am by Alicia Bannon and David Earley
Four concurring Justices, led by Justice Scalia, would also have invalidated the appointments, ruling that the recess appointment power applies in only very narrow circumstances. [read post]
12 May 2014, 9:49 am by Connie Crosby
This is so despite the fact that the discussion in question involved a possible new appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada, a topic well within guidelines for appropriate conversations between prime ministers and chief justices. [read post]
15 Dec 2014, 7:34 am
Michael Ryer, counsel to Deloitte Tax Law LLP, has been appointed to the Federal Court of Appeal to replace Justice K.R. [read post]
17 Dec 2018, 8:02 am by Andrew Hamm
Justice Mahlon Pitney was described by Taft, the president who appointed him, as a weak member to whom he could not assign cases. [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 9:27 am
He was sort of on trial," one Justice Department official recalled.. . .Justice Department colleagues say Mr. [read post]