Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Should judges be elected?

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Appointing judges has its problems, but after reading Rumpole’s blog and speaking to the state practitioners, it seems that electing judges ...
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Monday, August 17, 2020

It is very possible that the next Supreme Court Justice went to high school in Miami

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Ketanji Brown Jackson , a Miami Palmetto High School grad, is on Biden’s short list.  She currently sits on the district bench in D.C.  She ...
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Friday, August 14, 2020

Michael Nadler leaving the U.S. Attorney’s Office

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 He’s joining Stumphauzer Foslid Sloman Ross & Kolaya. A big get for them. Big enough for the AP to cover the move here : A federal pr...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

President Trump nominates Judge Moore to chair the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

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Here’s the link to the announcement: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key p...
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Court order postponing jury trials AND grand juries until January 4

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 The order is here .   My earlier comments on the order are here .  
Tuesday, August 11, 2020

How will Kamala Harris be on criminal justice issues?

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 It’s hard to tell.  She’s faced a ton of criticism when she was the District Attorney in San Francisco and Attorney General of California (...
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Monday, August 10, 2020

There will be no trials in the SDFLA for the rest of the year

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 It’s a pretty striking announcement. (The official order isn’t up yet, but it’s been leaked.)  And there’s no telling when we will have gra...
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Friday, August 07, 2020

RIP Ron Lowy

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 Just heard this sad news.  Ron was a super nice guy that you always saw around the courthouses and jails.  Here’s a nice article about him ...