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Another Critic of Judge Sotomayor’s “Wise Latina” Sentence: President Obama. Greg Sargent (The Plum Line) reports: In an interview to air on NBC later tonight, Obama concedes she may have misspoke but that her larger …
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AG Healey is not a legislator nor judge but she was allowed to make this law under the guise of consumer product safety, which is part of her office’s charge – apparently.
Assumed office September 29, 2005: Nominated by: George W. Bush: Preceded by: William Rehnquist: Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; In office
Diane Pamela Wood (born July 4, 1950) is the Chief United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law college.
Nov 01, 2017 · WASHINGTON ― The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Joan Larsen to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ― a nominee opposed by 27 LGBTQ rights groups with concerns about her views on civil rights. Larsen was confirmed to the lifetime post on a 60-38 vote. All Republicans and eight