News & Notes

 By John R. Byrne

1. The DOJ is looking to hire a bunch of new lawyers. Business Insider covers it here, noting that this includes the Miami office which is looking for criminal, civil, and appellate attorneys.

 2. Last Wednesday, the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law hosted a panel that included our own Judge Ruiz. The other participants were federal appellate judges Kyle Duncan (Fifth Circuit) and William Nardini (Second Circuit). The panelists discussed their pre-judicial legal career, their path to the bench, and their work as judges. A theme was how their Catholic backgrounds have shaped them as jurists. Very interesting watch if you have the time. Video here.

3. Non-football related, some of us need more religion in our lives given the state of our football teams. Canes blew a prime time game Friday night, FSU has somehow lost nine straight ACC games, and Florida just fired their coach. Oh, and the Dolphins were bludgeoned to death 31-6 by the 1-5 Cleveland Browns. Think this is officially rock bottom, folks.