Wednesday, November 10, 2010

16 Applicants for Judge Huck's seat


Jerald Bagley
Betty Butchko
Mary Barzee
Darrin Gayles
Michael Hanzman
Judy Korchin
Robert Levenson
Peter Lopez
Ana Marie Martinez
Caroline Heck Miller
John O’Sullivan
Robin Rosenbaum
Robert Scola
Barry Seltzer
Will Thomas
John Thornton

I'm struck by the very low number of applicants. Looks like 8 state court judges applied and 3 federal magistrates. Only two private practitioners.

I'll have more soon.



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17 comments:

Anonymous said...

My vote is for O'Sullivan.

Anonymous said...

Mary Barzee ALL THE WAY

Anonymous said...

I thought Yolly Roberson was putting her name in mix.

Anonymous said...

weak list of state court dreck; o'sullivan by far

Anonymous said...

Bagley or Scola, given past track record

Anonymous said...

Either O'Sullivan, Rosenbaum, Scola or Seltzer.

Anonymous said...

Scola all the way. Great man, long time public servant, and incredibly intelligent. He'd be a wonderful addition to the District.

Anonymous said...

Judge O. Easy choice. Knowledgeable, fair, experienced, and tall, very, very tall.

Anonymous said...

You guys are crazy. This is Hanzman's seat. No doubt. You criminal defense lawyers have no idea how smart he is. Judge Scola is an awesome Judge and should be a federal judge too. Trust me on this one!

Anonymous said...

easy call. O'Sullivan.

Anonymous said...

Why is this for Huck's seat and not for Gold's seat? Didn't Gold announce that he'd retire first? What am I missing?

Anonymous said...

Gold may have announced first but his senior status doesn't start until January. Huck became senior in September.

Anonymous said...

Perhaps the reason why practitioners do not apply is the tediously slow process whereby any practice that you have and any firm relationship which you have deteriorate as the awesomely slow process drags along.
The only ones that can endure this process are judges -- state judges who are not facing election within a year and mags.
As to the quality of the state judges whose names appera, theer are quite a few excellent judges among them, as the lawyesr who practicve before them regulalrly know -- judges who turn out an execllent product without two law clerks and a crowd of attendants.
Take a look - some of the best federal judges we now have came from the state bench.

Anonymous said...

Does anyone proofread anymore? I counted 6 misspelled words in 9:42's last paragraph. With this kind of lack of attention to detail, no wonder it's a painfully slow process for you.

Anonymous said...

No spell check, asshole (Did I spell that correctly?)

Anonymous said...

Levenson (SEC Regional Trial Counsel) would make a great judge. I think he's got a good shot at this.

Anonymous said...

O'Sullivan is professional, even-handed, and most importantly, competent. He'd get my vote.