In an earlier interview, Luck told the Daily Business Review that Carnes taught him "lawyers and judges, both orally and when we write, should speak in a way that the everyday person can understand."2. Tonight is the big shindig for the Federal Bar Association at the Hyatt. It's the "36th Annual Federal Judicial Reception" from 5:30-8:30. Enjoy!
During Luck's time at the U.S. Attorney's Office, he handled 19 jury trials — a rarity for a young lawyer. Luck secured a guilty plea in the largest student visa fraud to date. He also persuaded a court to impose a 20-year prison sentence on a doctor who ran a $50 million Medicare fraud scheme, and he got a guilty plea from a boat captain who tried to smuggle dozens of Dominicans into the U.S.
Luck became a circuit judge the first time he applied. In August's judicial election, he kept his seat in the circuit's criminal division by a margin of 53.5 percent to challenger Yolly Roberson's 46.5 percent.
3. And tomorrow is the DCBA's Bench and Bar conference. Lots of interesting panels. They stuck mine during the lunch hour... I'll be moderating a panel at noon on "Trends in Criminal Law" with some great speakers including Judges Milton Hirsch and Nushin Sayfie, Federal Public Defender Michael Caruso, State Public Defender Carlos Martinez, State Attorney Kathy Fernandez Rundle, and U.S. Attorney Willy Ferrer.
That's true. Every time I've spoken to Judge Carnes he's told me quite clearly what he thinks of my client.
ReplyDeleteYou think the lunch hour is bad? Try being the last panel standing between the attendees and the cocktail reception? Ha. At least you have a blog going for you!
ReplyDeletep.s. Ask Willy what his next move is. Or does he realty think the Prez will let him stay put?
ReplyDeleteWilly has been a good, reasonable USA. In other words, Sessions won't let him stay. Sessions is bad. Only David Duke would have been a worse pick for AG.
ReplyDeleteBTW: Willy is not white enough for Sessions' liking.
Reasonable? You must be a current AUSA to believe that.
ReplyDelete"[H]e got a guilty plea from a boat captain who tried to smuggle dozens of Dominicans into the U.S." That's fucking amazing.
ReplyDeleteTrends in Criminal law.
ReplyDeleteJeff Sessions = No below guideline pleas.
No plea agreements with minor role.
Every indictment must contain full amount of drugs defendant ever thought about selling in his/her life time, whether part of the case or not.
No more pardons or clemency, especially where people are innocent.
Howz that for some topics?
Reasonable is a relative term, so when I think of
ReplyDeleteTom Scott
Acosta
Lehtinen . . .
yeah, Willy is reasonable
Rumpole: you left out mandatory 21 USC 851 enhancements in all applicable cases
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