Monday, August 26, 2019

Magistrate Judge Interviews this week

The Magistrate Judge Selection Committee, headed by Jon Sale, will be conducting interviews Thursday of 13 candidates (two have withdrawn their names).  They will recommend 5 to the District Judges, who will pick one.  The list of 13 interviewees is (in no particular order):

AFPD Sowmya Bharathi
AFPD Bernardo Lopez
AFPD Tim Day
Judge Lornette Reynolds
Barbara Junge
Shari Lefton
Rossana Arteaga-Gomez
Meredith Schultz 
AUSA Steve Petri
AUSA Joseph Huynh
AUSA Jared Strauss 
AUSA Bruce Brown
AUSA Julia Vaglienti
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9 comments:

  1. the triamaster10:28 AM

    The trialmaster is not applying....

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  2. Rumpole3:09 PM

    The PDs are on the list because of the federal application of "The Rooney Rule". The NFL Rooney Rule requires all teams to consider African-American candidates for coaching vacancies. The Fed rule requires the judges to "Consider" federal pds for a Mag spot. How many times does Tim Day, one of the best trial lawyers in the district and state have to apply? He'd be great, if he wasn't a PD that is.

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  3. Anonymous4:36 PM

    This requires some ink to be spilled, doesn't it?

    http://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/files/201814212.pdf

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  4. Anonymous4:51 PM

    Rumpole - I guess you don't practice in Mag Court in the Southern District very much. Two ex federal defenders are current Mag Court Judges - Brannon in WPB and Hunt in Broward. ScottAfrica

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  5. Rumpole7:19 PM

    Oh yeah... you have a real winner there in Brannon. And 2 mags huh? Golly gee, since I do not practice in federal court, how many mags are there, ummm like 4 or 5?
    As the saying goes "That dog won't hunt" (Pun intended)

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  6. Anonymous10:44 PM

    RE: 4:36 PM

    "This requires some ink to be spilled, doesn't it?"

    Only if you believe the U.S. has a legitimate justice system, which is does not. Magistrate lawyer? Not an Article III judge; "Do Not Publish" as much as the clowns in the 11th Circuit try and cover up the injustice, the folks in Pakistan will hear about Mr. Mehmood; Pro se cases and 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), fucking joke.

    Trump supporters: But why do they hate U.S. so much? The U.S. don't do nuttin to these people. Bomb, bomb, bomb (fill in name of "shit hole" country).

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  7. Anonymous10:11 AM

    Stand your ground Rump

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  8. Anonymous12:12 PM

    Will AG Barr launch an investigation as to how an inmate at FDC committed suicide? Or only for rich whites who potentially can incriminate Trump?

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  9. Anonymous3:23 PM

    Word on the street is that next Bench and Bar will be at Doral. They have these amazing "bungalows" where all the judges can stay. And big, beautiful ballrooms (the best in Florida!) where judges can yell at us for not being civil to one another. Plus a fantastic parking lot (almost as big as Greenland!).

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