Judicial Nominations
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American Constitution Society (ACS), Harold Koh, Judicial Nominations, Politics, Quote of the Day, State Department
Quote of the Day: I would do anything for love Senate confirmation, but I won't do that.
One of [my handlers during my confirmation process] said, ‘You know, you might want to apologize for some of the things you wrote.’ I said to him, ‘Can we get one thing straight? I am not apologizing.’ I’ve lived the life I’ve wanted to live. I’ve said the things I’ve wanted to say. If you […] -
Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Orin Kerr, Quote of the Day, S.D.N.Y., Supreme Court Clerks
Quote of the Day: Members of the Elect Stick Together
That’s very impressive support. Off the top of my head, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it. Washington is a small place, and informal channels will generally get word back to the relevant folks in the Senate without a public letter…. But the fact that so many conservative former clerks publicly support […] - Sponsored
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Andrew Sullivan, Federal Judges, Gay, Judicial Nominations, Politics, Quote of the Day, Religion
Quote of the Day: No, but we might criminalize failure to exfoliate.
I don’t have a problem with appointing an openly gay person. Because they’re not going to try to put sharia law in our laws. — Herman Cain, Republican presidential candidate, explaining why he would consider appointing an openly gay person to his cabinet, even though he would not appoint a Muslim to the federal bench […]
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Antitrust, Biglaw, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Lawyerly Lairs, Litigatrix, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Real Estate, S.D.N.Y., Senate Judiciary Committee
Ex-Cravath Partner Nominated to S.D.N.Y. Is Pretty Stinking Rich
I recently wrote about Katherine B. Forrest, the celebrated litigatrix nominated to a federal judgeship on the breathtakingly prestigious Southern District of New York. Forrest currently serves as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice’s antitrust division, but before joining the DOJ she was a longtime partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore […] -
Antitrust, Biglaw, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Litigatrix, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, S.D.N.Y., Senate Judiciary Committee
Ex-Cravath Partner Turned Judicial Nominee Has Underwhelming Net Worth
As I’ve previously mentioned, one of my favorite parts of the judicial nomination process is the attendant financial voyeurism. Judicial nominees are required to make detailed disclosures about their finances, allowing us to learn about their income and net worth. For example, thanks to her nomination to the Supreme Court last year, we got to […] -
9th Circuit, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Politics
Breaking: Goodwin Liu Still 'Busted
Reports indicate that cloture has not been invoked for Goodwin Liu’s nomination to the Ninth Circuit. That means the filibuster is still on. That means he’s going to be a law professor, not a judge (at least until the next election cycle). Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), and the totally [curse words] Ben […] -
Asians, Fashion, Federal Judges, Feldsuk, Gay, Judicial Nominations, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Noah Feldman, Non-Sequiturs, S.D.N.Y.
Non-Sequiturs: 04.01.11
* The Southern District of New York: gay bench, or the gayest bench? Like fellow S.D.N.Y. nominee Paul Oetken, Alison Nathan is an openly gay lawyer who clerked for SCOTUS and served as an associate White House counsel. [Poliglot / Metro Weekly; Main Justice] * Maybe this is why Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld decided to leave New […] -
Affirmative Action, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Judicial Nominations, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger, Violence
Shanetta Cutlar, Back in the News
Longtime readers of Above the Law will recall the colorful figure of Shanetta Cutlar. She was a high-powered Department of Justice lawyer who was known for her high-handed treatment of DOJ subordinates and colleagues. (Read the blockquote in this post to get a sense of her antics, or read this juicy letter to former Deputy […] - Sponsored
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Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Not Going Commando Underneath Her Robe
One day, after I had been questioned for weeks at a time, I was so frustrated I looked at my assistant and said ‘I think they already know the color of my underwear.’ — Justice Sonia Sotomayor, complaining about the intrusive questioning she was subjected to during the Supreme Court nomination process, in an appearance […] -
Crime, Education / Schools, Jeffrey Epstein, Judicial Nominations, Morning Docket, Munger Tolles & Olson
Morning Docket: 03.07.11
* Doing hood rat stuff with your friends is less likely to land you in the adult court system now. [New York Times] * The Quinnipiac Law School registrar might be headed to the pokey on mortgage fraud charges. Add/Drop is now… CLOSED!!!!! No idea what that means. [Hartford Courant] * Law prof Liu lingers […]
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Akin Gump, D. Kyle Sampson, Facebook, Gay, Gay Marriage, Judicial Nominations, Lavi Soloway, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, Social Networking Websites
Non-Sequiturs: 02.25.11
* One of my favorite parts of the judicial nomination process is the financial voyeurism it makes possible. Check out the income and net worth numbers for two S.D.N.Y. nominees named Paul: Paul Engelmayer, recognized by ATL as a top partner to work for, and Paul Oetken, who would become the first openly gay man […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Native Americans, Non-Sequiturs, Pets
Non-Sequiturs: 02.07.11
* How did Howrey start to unravel? The trouble might have started in Europe. [Washington Post] * Congratulations to Arvo Mikkanen, a Native American nominee to the federal bench in Oklahoma (and “an all-around great dude,” according to a tipster). [The Atlantic] * Washington & Lee Law School, which we recently praised for its honesty […] -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Federal Judges, Free Speech, Judicial Nominations, Legal Ethics, Politics
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski Defends Free Speech for Judges
Given my prior stewardship of Underneath Their Robes, it should come as no surprise that I like my judges to exhibit some humanity. My favorite judges are those with personality, spunk, and a sense of humor, not the judicial automatons who just crank out dry opinions. Sometimes judges can be, well, all too human. They […]
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Conferences / Symposia, Federal Judges, Gay, Judicial Nominations, Lesbians, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, State Judges
Understanding Federal Judicial Nominations
Liveblogging of this interesting panel about judicial nominations at the National LGBT Bar Association’s Annual Lavender Law Career Fair and Conference, after the jump. -
Judicial Nominations, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee
Arlen Specter, Ranking Republican Member on Senate Judiciary, Switches Parties
Arlen Specter (R-PA), is switching parties. Politico reports: Republican Sen. Arlen Specter is switching parties so he can run in the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, abandoning his party because he does not want to be “judged by the Pennsylvania Republican primary electorate.” Specter is the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee (chaired by Patrick […] -
Free Speech, Judicial Nominations, Michael Vick, Morning Docket, Politics, Tort Reform
Morning Docket: 11.27.07
* Apparently the President of the United States is somehow involved in the judicial nomination process. [The Weekly Standard via How Appealing] * Too much litigation? Blame all those conservative trial lawyers. [WSJ Law Blog] * Vick’s state trial date will be set today. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Nevada tries to smoke out some justice. [Reno […]
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11th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Clarence Thomas, Department of Justice, Eugene Volokh, Fabulosity, Federalist Society, Judicial Nominations, Kevin Newsom, Parties, Pictures, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Ted Olson, William Pryor
A Night at the Federalist Society Birthday Bash
We now yield the floor to Laurie Lin. Who better to report on one of the year’s biggest social events than the writer of Legal Eagle Wedding Watch? Over to you, Laurie. **************** Ambition and Old Spice wafted sweetly through the air last night at the Federalist Society’s 25th Anniversary Gala at Union Station — […] -
4th Circuit, Judicial Nominations, Lawyer of the Day, Screw-Ups
Lawyer of the Day: E. Duncan Getchell Jr.
It’s tough being a federal judicial nominee. Your entire legal career is gone over with a fine-toothed comb, and every mistake or misstep is brought to light, no matter how minor. From the ABA Journal: A lawyer nominated to a federal appeals court was lead attorney on an $8 million appeal that got tossed because […] -
Harriet Miers, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Jeffrey Toobin, John Roberts, Judicial Nominations, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Harriet Miers: Who Deserves the Blame?
Sigh. Too much to write about, not enough time (or energy). We should have written about this on Tuesday. But since we didn’t, we now have the luxury of assembling a post by commenting on what other people have already written — and snarkily noting that they all say the same thing. It all started […] -
Douglas Ginsburg, Fabulosity, Judicial Nominations, Media and Journalism, Nina Totenberg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, You Go Girl
Nina Totenberg: The Diva That Keeps On Delivering
Ever since our original request for colorful stories about the delicious Nina Totenberg, the doyenne (or maybe the dean?) of the Supreme Court press corps, we’ve experienced an avalanche of anecdotes about this larger-than-life legal journalist. We still have a few reports in the queue. Here’s the latest contribution: Any discussion of Totenberg must include […]