Federal Judges

Study Shows Severe Inequity In Courtrooms

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 05.04.2012

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WASHINGTON — A new study shows that federal judges are handing out widely disparate sentences for similar crimes 30 years after Congress tried t...

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Florida Primary May Save Federal Judges From Newt

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 01.30.2012

WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich's lackluster performance in Thursday night's debate darkened the already dim chances of seeing Justice Anthony Kennedy hau...

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GOP Candidates Eye Slashing Court Power

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 12.23.2011

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WASHINGTON — Most of the Republican presidential candidates want to wipe away lifetime tenure for federal judges, cut the budgets of courts that...

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Senate Confirms Gay Federal Judge Nominee

AP | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON — Without Republican support, the Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed an openly gay woman to become a federal judge in New York. T...

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103-Year-Old Judge Still Hearing Cases

AP | ROXANA HEGEMAN | Posted 06.10.2011

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WICHITA, Kan. — In a courtroom in Wichita, the day begins much as it has for the past 49 years: Court is in session, U.S. District Judge Wesley ...

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Keep Those Federal Judges Coming...

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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The decision by a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Christian group against the new health care law is proof of just how impo...

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Stalling for Stalling's Sake

Andrea Lyon | Posted 05.25.2011

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This "I'm going to take my toys and go home" attitude is injurious to our needs as a country -- we need to fill these vacancies so trial can be held, opinions written, and decisions made both on the bench and before it.

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Obama's Emerging Judicial Crisis: Judges Blocked At Historic Rate

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the first congressional session of Obama's presidency draws to a close, what began as a slow process of confirmation has ballooned into a full-blow...

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Three Myths About Judicial Elections

Meryl Chertoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Proposition 1's defeat in Nevada last week says a lot about what Americans think they know about state judges, and a lot of that is wrong.

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1 In 8 Federal Judgeships Sit Empty; Dems Blame GOP Obstruction, GOP Blames Obama's Dearth Of Nominations

Los Angeles Times | Carol J. Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Almost one in eight federal judgeships is vacant in the country and legal scholars warn that the increasingly politicized confirmation process threate...

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Is It Time For Gay Federal Judges?

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 05.25.2011

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The federal judiciary remains one of the last important institutions where gay people seem not be welcomed. And yet, the almost complete lack of gay federal judges receives little attention.

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Obama's Judges

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since taking office, Mr. President, you have nominated only 43 federal judges -- despite the fact that there are currently more than 100 judicial vacancies and 31 judicial "emergencies" due to unfilled positions.

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The Urinator and the Judge

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two federal employees have been in the news recently for criminal conduct. One is a federal judge, the other an IRS employee. Both did what they did because they thought they could get away with it.

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Morgan Stanley Barred From Hiring Ex-Bear Employees

Reuters | Jonathan Stempel | Posted 05.25.2011

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A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked a former senior Bear Stearns Cos (BSC.N) executive from jumping to Morgan Stanley (MS.N) and recruiting c...

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Supreme Court Restores Broad Sentencing Powers To Federal Judges

New York Times | LINDA GREENHOUSE | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Supreme Court today restored federal judges to their traditional central role in criminal sentencing. In two decisions, the court said federal di...

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