This is an ACCA “violent felony” issue case. So here we go down the rabbit hole again to a realm where we must close our eyes as judges to what we know as men and women. It is a pretend place in which a crime that the defendant committed violently is transformed into a non-violent one because other defendants at other times may have been convicted, or future defendants could be convicted, of violating the same statute without violence. Curiouser and curiouser it has all become, as the holding we must enter in this case shows. Still we are required to follow the rabbit.So, who is the rabbit? The rule of law?
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Tuesday, November 07, 2017
Another ACCA case
Here's an interesting introduction by Chief Judge Carnes in U.S. v. Davis:
Monday, November 06, 2017
** **BREAKING -- Lauren Louis selected as new magistrate in Miami
** **BREAKING -- Lauren Louis has been selected as the new magistrate in Miami.
And as noted below, Bruce Reinhart is the new mag in West Palm Beach.
And as noted below, Bruce Reinhart is the new mag in West Palm Beach.
**BREAKING -- Bruce Reinhart selected as new magistrate in West Palm Beach(UPDATED)
**BREAKING -- I am being told that Bruce Reinhart has been selected as the new magistrate in West Palm Beach.
I am still waiting to hear who got it in Miami.
UPDATE -- Lauren Louis has been selected as the new magistrate in Miami.
I am still waiting to hear who got it in Miami.
UPDATE -- Lauren Louis has been selected as the new magistrate in Miami.
Shanieck Maynard investiture
Congrats to Shanieck Maynard on her investiture as Magistrate Judge in Ft. Pierce.
The judges will be selecting two new magistrates today for West Palm Beach and Miami from this list:
Miami:
Lynn Kirkpatrick, Lauren Louis, Gera Peoples, Steven Petri, and Erica Zaron
West Palm Beach:
Panayotta Agustin-Birch, Celeste Higgins, Stephanie Moon, Steven Petri, and Bruce Reinhart
Thursday, November 02, 2017
Federal Bar Association Dinner
It was a big night at the South Florida Chapter of the Federal Bar Association last night. Judge Donald Graham received the Ned Award, named after Judge Edward B. Davis. It's a very prestigious honor and one that Judge Davis would be very proud that it was awarded to Judge Graham. Also, Russell Koonin was installed as the new president of the organization. Ben Brodsky is the outgoing president. Here are some good pictures:
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