Welcome 2025.
Everyone is now back at work and ready to go!
Here's some news to get you going:
1. The great Maedon Clark has retired after 48 years. 48!! Truly incredible. Everyone wishes Maedon the best and she was the absolute best.
2. Joan Silverstein, who has run the U.S. Attorney's Office for as long as I can remember, has left the office and has entered private practice at Gelber Schachter & Greenberg.
3. The Special Counsel's Office has withdrawn from the Trump documents appeal in the 11th Circuit. It already dismissed against Trump after the election, but the case is still pending against the co-defendants. Who will prosecute the case and handle the appeal now that Jack Smith is out. Well, Markenzy Lapointe has entered an appearance himself in the 11th Circuit. And he won't be around much longer with the change in administration. So it's unclear what will happen with that government appeal.
4. Chief Justice Roberts issued his year end report. It was all about judicial independence and threats to the judiciary. It ends this way:
The federal courts must do their part to preserve the public’s confidence in our institutions. We judges must stay in our assigned areas of responsibility and do our level best to handle those responsibilities fairly. We do so by confining ourselves to live “cases or controversies” and maintaining a healthy respect for the work of elected officials on behalf of the people they represent. I am confident that the judges in Article III and the corresponding officials in the other branches will faithfully discharge their duties with an eye toward achieving the “successful cooperation” essential to our Nation’s continued success. Photo credits: Page 1, Sallie Dixon, used by permission. As always, I am privileged and honored to thank all the judges, court staff, and other judicial branch personnel throughout the Nation for their commitment to upholding judicial independence and the rule of law through their outstanding public service. Best wishes to all in the New Year.
5. Finally, congratulations to Judge Embry Kidd, who was sworn in to the Eleventh Circuit. Pictured below with Judge Charles Wilson, swearing him in:
5 comments:
Quite comical coming from the Roberts court.
Maedon is great. She will be missed.
Good news for defendants that the Joan Silverstein reign of misconduct is finally over. She should have been fired over the 2016 scandals, good job for Mark Lapointe restoring some credibility in the office.
This is the most comical response that I have ever read. Lapointe restored nothing. He was, is, and will always be seen as an abject failure, both as an AUSA and Us Attorney. Good riddance!
Joan wasn't perfect but Markenzy was a nightmare. He is a condescending narcissist who deserves to fade into obscurity. He ruled like a dictator but has no accomplishments except going on wild tangents in every speech.
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