The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on two district court nominees, Amy Totenberg and Steve C. Jones. The Judiciary Committee will hold a second confirmation hearing on March 2 for Goodwin Liu, a Berkeley law professor, associate dean, and former ACS Board Chair who was first nominated for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit over a year ago, according to The Blog of Legal Times. Several district court nominees are also scheduled for a hearing on March 2. To learn more about federal judicial vacancies and follow the latest developments, visit JudicialNominations.org.
The Latest from "In the News"
- "Kirk searches for federal judge candidate," from the Galesburg Radio
- "Local attorney named to judicial review panel," from the Jacksonville Journal Courier
- "Coburn, Inhofe call for withdrawal of judicial nomination," from the Tulsa World
- "Former governor first approached judicial nominee," from the Tulsa World
The Latest in "Recommended Readings"
- "Politics and our court system," from The Oklahoman
- "Coburn and Inhofe place judicial nominee on double-secret probation," from The Wonk Room
- "Work for Utah's federal judges piling up while DC stalls out," from The Salt Lake Tribune
- "Judicial nominee Arvo Mikkanen deserves answers," from The Atlantic
- "Across the river, or cross country, Brooklyn judges do the circuit," from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle
New Congressional Statements
- 2/18/11: Sen. Kirk on Creation of a Federal Judicial Review Commission
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