One 11th Circuit update -- Trump has nominated Elizabeth Branch to the 11th Circuit for Judge Hull's seat. She is currently a Georgia state appellate judge. She is an Emory law grad and clerked for Judge Owen Forrester (N.D. Ga.).
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Friday, September 08, 2017
Good luck during the storm
Good luck to all during the storm. I will try to keep up the blog if possible with updates. Downtown Miami is a ghost town right now.
One 11th Circuit update -- Trump has nominated Elizabeth Branch to the 11th Circuit for Judge Hull's seat. She is currently a Georgia state appellate judge. She is an Emory law grad and clerked for Judge Owen Forrester (N.D. Ga.).
One 11th Circuit update -- Trump has nominated Elizabeth Branch to the 11th Circuit for Judge Hull's seat. She is currently a Georgia state appellate judge. She is an Emory law grad and clerked for Judge Owen Forrester (N.D. Ga.).
Tuesday, September 05, 2017
Irma
The SDFla courthouses will be closed Thursday and Friday. The award banquets on Thursday night and Saturday night have also been cancelled. Stay safe!
Monday, September 04, 2017
All rise!
As you get ready for Irma... here is your moment of Zen: Judge Sotomayor in her Yankees' robe sitting in "Judge's Chambers":
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Friday, September 01, 2017
Legal Awards Season
It's Legal Awards Season in Miami.
The Federal Bar Association has its big gala next Thursday, September 7 at the Four Seasons. The big award is called "The Ned" after Edward B. Davis. I have a soft spot for this award because it is named after the judge that I clerked for. Judge Davis was simply the best. Besides being an absolute awesome judge, he was a great man. I am proud that the FBA is awarding this year's Ned to Donald L. Graham. Judge Davis always loved Judge Graham and would be happy about this.
The Federal Bar Association has its big gala next Thursday, September 7 at the Four Seasons. The big award is called "The Ned" after Edward B. Davis. I have a soft spot for this award because it is named after the judge that I clerked for. Judge Davis was simply the best. Besides being an absolute awesome judge, he was a great man. I am proud that the FBA is awarding this year's Ned to Donald L. Graham. Judge Davis always loved Judge Graham and would be happy about this.
The Dade County Bar Association is also having its big party on September 9 at the JW Marriott. The Presidential Award winners are: Sec. of Labor Alex Acosta, Judge Robert Luck, and Judge Lisa Walsh. The David Dyer Professionalism Award is going to Judge Kathleen Williams, and the Johnnie Ridgely Award is for Judge Beth Bloom.
An all-star cast!
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
"We hold that neither robbery, armed robbery, nor use of a firearm in the commission of a felony under Florida law is categorically a 'violent felony.'"
"We hold that neither robbery, armed robbery, nor use of a firearm in the commission of a felony under Florida law is categorically a 'violent felony.'" That was the 9th Circuit, acknowledging a split with the 6-5 en banc 11th Circuit case that the blog discussed last week. HT: How Appealing.
I'm starting to think it would be more fun to practice out in California.
What do you all think about a judicial law clerk tweeting about a decision that his judge wrote while he was clerking. Here's a string from Andrew Case about the Apraio trial and his thoughts on the pardon.
I'm starting to think it would be more fun to practice out in California.
What do you all think about a judicial law clerk tweeting about a decision that his judge wrote while he was clerking. Here's a string from Andrew Case about the Apraio trial and his thoughts on the pardon.
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