Federal Judges
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Clerkships, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Money
Law Clerk Salaries and Benefits: Thus Spake the Judicial Conference
Last week we asked, “What’s going on with clerkship salaries and benefits?” Now we have some answers. Yesterday the Judicial Conference issued a press release that discussed law clerk salaries, among many other subjects. Here are the money (haha) quotes: The Conference today also voted to continue implementing its cost-containment program by adopting a series […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Jose Padilla, Michael Mukasey, Politics, S.D.N.Y., War on Terror
Who Will Be the Next AG? Michael Mukasey
No official announcement has been made (despite the claim of Wikipedia that “[o]n September 16, 2007, President George W. Bush nominated Mukasey to serve as the 81st Attorney General of the United States”). But numerous news outlets are reporting that President Bush has selected Michael B. Mukasey — currently a partner at Patterson Belknap Webb […] - Sponsored
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Clerkships, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Money, Skaddenfreude
Law Clerk Salaries and Benefits: What's Going On?
Since we’re smack dab in the middle of clerkship application season, let’s turn the spotlight to clerkly compensation and benefits. We hear that some changes may be in the works. From a tipster: [H]ave you heard anything about progress on a proposal to end/limit/change the salary “matching” program for federal clerks with private sector experience? […]
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Announcements, Clerkships, Deaths, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Health Care / Medicine
ATL Public Service Announcement: Avoid the David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse
As noted yesterday, we’re smack in the middle of clerkship hiring season. Perhaps some of you are applying to judges based in Miami. Clerking in a tropical paradise — what’s not to like? Possibly deadly toxic mold, that’s what. From an article by Julie Kay in the Daily Business Review (via SDFLA Blog): Two studies […] -
Blogging, Clerkships, Fashion, Federal Judges, Law Schools, Reader Polls
Clerkship Hiring: Today's the Day
It’s September, which means that it’s clerkship application season. According to the law clerk hiring plan — which some judges follow, and some judges don’t — today’s the first day federal judges can call to set up clerkship interviews with current law students. You can find out where various courts and judges are in the […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Federal Judges, George J. Terwilliger III, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Larry Thompson, Laurence Silberman, Politics, Ted Olson
Who Will Be the Next AG? We're Betting On Terwilliger
Yesterday we opined that Judge Laurence H. Silberman would get the Attorney General nomination. Now we take that back. After our post, a knowledgeable source informed us that Laurence Silberman isn’t interested in the job. A second source, who confirmed Judge Silberman’s lack of interest, added that he might be tougher to confirm that one […] -
Alberto Gonzales, American Constitution Society (ACS), D.C. Circuit, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Federal Judges, George J. Terwilliger III, Larry Thompson, Laurence Silberman, Politics, Ted Olson
Who Will Be the Next AG? We're Saying Silberman
As noted in the Washington Post, President Bush is expected to name Alberto Gonzales’s replacement as attorney general in the next few days, after returning from Australia tomorrow. The WaPo seems to be predicting Ted Olson: [F]ormer solicitor general Theodore B. Olson has emerged as one of the leading contenders for the job, according to […] -
Department of Justice, Federal Judges, Larry Craig, Laurence Silberman, Morning Docket, Politics, State Judges
Morning Docket: 09.10.07
* Short list of possible attorney general nominees includes George J. Terwilliger III and Judge Laurence H. Silberman (D.C. Circuit). [Washington Post via WSJ Law Blog] * “Sen. Larry Craig should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea… because he was under extreme stress after being hounded by journalists asking questions about his sexuality, his […]
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Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Musical Chairs, Sam Sparks, Samuel Kent, State Judges, Weirdness
Musical Chairs: Federal Judges Fleeing the Bench?
What’s up with all these federal judges seeking to leave their life-tenured quarters? We understand that the pay’s not great (which is why we urge them to marry rich). But being an Article III judge is still nice work if you can get it. Despite the power and prestige, two federal judges are moving on […] -
9th Circuit, Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Federal Judges
Official ATL Endorsement: Judge O'Scannlain for Attorney General
We linked to this interesting MSNBC article, about possible replacements for outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, in Morning Docket. We’d now like to link to it again, and draw your attention to the very end of the article. Doug Kmiec, a top Justice Department official in the Reagan and Bush I administrations, is quoted as […] -
Celebrities, Crime, Federal Judges, Football, Gambling / Gaming, Michael Vick, Pets, Sentencing Law
A Quick Update on Vick
The plea hearing for the embattled star quarterback took place this morning. One of Michael Vick’s lawyers, Billy Martin, spoke to reporters on the courthouse steps. He stated that “this matter is concluded until December 10th, when Judge Hudson will sentence Michael Vick according to the plea agreement.” He also announced that Vick will make […] -
Celebrities, Crime, Federal Judges, Football, Gambling / Gaming, Michael Vick, Pets, Sentencing Law
Michael Vick: His Bark Is Worse Than His Betting
The plea agreement (PDF) for star quarterback Michael Vick has been filed in federal court. In the statement of facts (PDF) accompanying the agreement, Vick admits involvement in the dogfighting conspiracy (including funding it), but declines to admit a number of other allegations. According to ESPN, Vick claims that he “did not place side bets […] -
Denny Chin, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Kim McLane Wardlaw, Kimba Wood, Loretta Preska, Money, Romance and Dating, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
A Solution to the Federal Judicial Pay Crisis: Marry Into Money
As we previously mentioned, and as Lawrence Hurley of the Daily Journal reports here, Congress is considering a proposal that would raise federal judges’ salaries by a significant margin. Here’s what the new scale would look like (with current salaries indicated parenthetically): District Court Judges: $247,800 (up from $165,200)Court of Appeals Judges: $262,700 ($175,100)Associate Justices […]
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Deaths, Federal Judges
Judge Adrian Duplantier, R.I.P.
Attention Loyola 2L: Someday you might serve on the federal bench. From the New Orleans Times-Picayune: U.S. District Judge Adrian Duplantier, who as a lawyer, lawmaker and jurist was a force in New Orleans life for more than a half-century, died Wednesday of cancer at Ochsner Medical Center. He was 78…. A lifelong New Orleanian […] -
Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Religion, Ridiculousness
And Scalia Should Be Recused 'Cause He Has Nine Kids
Here’s a story about a rather strange (and weak) recusal motion, from the Daily Business Review: Fort Lauderdale, Fla., attorney Loring Spolter is accusing U.S. District Judge William Zloch of bias in two employment discrimination cases, citing his deep religious beliefs, and wants the judge removed from the cases. In a 110-page motion for recusal […] -
Celebrities, Edward Nottingham, Federal Judges, Television
Paulie Walnuts Doppelgänger of the Day: Judge Edward Nottingham
In response to our earlier post, Judge of the Day: Edward Nottingham, this “separated at birth” resemblance was pointed out by many commenters: We think the leathery skin and hair coloration — black on top, silver on the sides — may be responsible for the bulk of the resemblance. But still, it’s pretty darn close. […] -
Bad Ideas, Divorce Train Wrecks, Drinking, Edward Nottingham, Federal Judges, Nude Dancing
Judge of the Day: Edward Nottingham
As many of you know, we’re guilty of federal judicial snobbery here at ATL. We frequently mock state court judges, whom we regard as “icky,” and contrast their regular misadventures — ethical lapses, brushes with the law, messy personal lives — with the generally upright lives of their counterparts on the federal bench. But federal […] -
3rd Circuit, Books, Dolores Sloviter, Federal Judges, Judicial Divas, Saira Rao
Chambermaid: Judge Sloviter Speaks
The prominent jurist breaks her silence about an ex-clerk's controversial novel. -
Blogging, Federal Judges, Hillary Clinton, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Shameless Plugs, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 07.19.07
* Don’t touch the balls of a federal judge, you monkey. [Southern District of Florida Blog] * “Papitto” was a crapitto name for a law school, anyway. [TaxProf Blog] * Hillary is da shizz. But we knew that already. [The Caucus / New York Times] * It’s official, ’cause it appeared in the MSM (or, […] -
Animal Law, Fashion, Federal Judges, Free Speech, Holland & Knight, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Sports, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 07.11.07
* According to a lawsuit filed by fellow blogger David Oscar Markus, you have a First Amendment right to cocks on the internets. [Althouse; Volokh Conspiracy] * In other odd legal news from Florida, Holland & Knight has discovered a new practice area: “suing Little League back to the Stone Age.” [St. Petersburg Times via […]