The judges will vote on this list at the next meeting:
Ellen DeAngelo
Christian Dunham
Yeney Hernandez
Marlene Fernandez-Karavetsos
Enjolique Lett
Stephanie Turk
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I cannot imagine a better Mag than Christian Dunham. Truly an amazing man and lawyer. Highly qualified. Well respected. I really hope he gets one of the slots.
ReplyDeleteMarlene Fernández Karavetsos and Enjoliqué Lett would be excellent choices - both are brilliant, hardworking, thoughtful, empathetic and kind.
ReplyDeleteDunham for mag! There is no one more qualified, with more experience, or with a better temperament. He’d be great.
ReplyDeleteA state circuit judge vying for a magistrate appointment. Is this a thing?
ReplyDeleteStephanie Turk would be an amazing choice. Smart, hardworking and a natural leader. She would be an excellent Mag!
ReplyDeleteJudge Marlene fernandez-Karavetsos was an AUSA before becoming a Circuit Judge. She has experience in civil, criminal and now in family court. She possesses a great judicial temperament and would make a great federal magistrate. None of the others have any judicial experience as a judge.
ReplyDeleteYou had me at AUSA.
Delete“No judicial experience as a judge?” Well said.
ReplyDeleteLett is guaranteed one of the slots, so the only question is who gets the other. As for trialmaster's comments, I really think there is a misconception about what a magistrate judge does. District judges mainly want someone who can handle their discovery matters competently and efficiently; prior judicial experience is vastly overstated as a qualification.
ReplyDeleteAll that said, there are some good candidates here.
Thank you for displaying a complete lack of understanding as to what Magistrate Judges actually do.
DeleteIt would be laughable if it wasn’t so sadly ignorant.