Thursday, June 29, 2006
Newly Announced Judicial Nominees
A slate of judicial nominees were named yesterday by the White House. Senator Frist commented,
"Today the [P]resident sent 10 judicial nominations to the Senate, including 6 [D]istrict [C]ourt nominees and 4 [C]ircuit [C]ourt nominees. Over the past two years, the Senate has demonstrated its commitment to confirming qualified judicial nominees to the federal bench who practice restraint and respect for the rule of law. As Majority Leader, I am committeed to ensuring that every qualified judicial nominee receives a fair up-or-down vote."
Below are brief bios on the nominees to the Court of Appeals, followed by a list of the District Court nominees. Their bios will be posted at a future date.
Judge Kent A. Jordan, nominee to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, graduated from Georgetown Univerisity Law Center in 1984 and clerked for Judge James L. Latchum, of the U.S. District Court of the District of Deleware. He was appointed to that court in 2002, after 18 years in private and public practice, including five years with the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Deleware.
Raymond M. Kethledge, nominee to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, graduated from the University of Michigan School of Law in 1993. He clerked for Judge Ralph Guy on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and, later, for Supreme Court Justice Kennedy. He practiced in private firms and served as Judiciary Counsel to Senator Spencer Abraham. He currently is a partner at Bush, Seyferth, Kethledge & Paige, PLLC.
Debra Ann Livingston, nominee to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, graduated from Harvard Law School in 1984. She clerked for Judge Edward Lumbard on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She practiced law with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP. From 1986-1991, she worked in the office of the U.S. District Attorney for the Southern District of New York as Assistant U.S Attorney and then Deputy Chief of Appeals. She currently is the Vice Dean at Columbia Law School, having taught there since 1994.
Stephen Joseph Murphy, III, nominee to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, graduated from the St. Louis University School of Law in 1987. He worked for the Department of Justice Civil Division as a trial attorney through the Attorney General's Honors Program, and later in the Tax Division. From 1992-2000, he worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. He then was a counsel for the General Motors Corporation until 2005 when he was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.
The nominees to the District Courts are listed below:
John Preston Bailey, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Mary O. Donohue, nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
John Alfred Jarvey, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Robert James Jonker, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Paul Lewis Maloney, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Janet T. Neff, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
"Today the [P]resident sent 10 judicial nominations to the Senate, including 6 [D]istrict [C]ourt nominees and 4 [C]ircuit [C]ourt nominees. Over the past two years, the Senate has demonstrated its commitment to confirming qualified judicial nominees to the federal bench who practice restraint and respect for the rule of law. As Majority Leader, I am committeed to ensuring that every qualified judicial nominee receives a fair up-or-down vote."
Below are brief bios on the nominees to the Court of Appeals, followed by a list of the District Court nominees. Their bios will be posted at a future date.
Judge Kent A. Jordan, nominee to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, graduated from Georgetown Univerisity Law Center in 1984 and clerked for Judge James L. Latchum, of the U.S. District Court of the District of Deleware. He was appointed to that court in 2002, after 18 years in private and public practice, including five years with the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Deleware.
Raymond M. Kethledge, nominee to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, graduated from the University of Michigan School of Law in 1993. He clerked for Judge Ralph Guy on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and, later, for Supreme Court Justice Kennedy. He practiced in private firms and served as Judiciary Counsel to Senator Spencer Abraham. He currently is a partner at Bush, Seyferth, Kethledge & Paige, PLLC.
Debra Ann Livingston, nominee to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, graduated from Harvard Law School in 1984. She clerked for Judge Edward Lumbard on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She practiced law with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP. From 1986-1991, she worked in the office of the U.S. District Attorney for the Southern District of New York as Assistant U.S Attorney and then Deputy Chief of Appeals. She currently is the Vice Dean at Columbia Law School, having taught there since 1994.
Stephen Joseph Murphy, III, nominee to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, graduated from the St. Louis University School of Law in 1987. He worked for the Department of Justice Civil Division as a trial attorney through the Attorney General's Honors Program, and later in the Tax Division. From 1992-2000, he worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. He then was a counsel for the General Motors Corporation until 2005 when he was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.
The nominees to the District Courts are listed below:
John Preston Bailey, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Mary O. Donohue, nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
John Alfred Jarvey, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Robert James Jonker, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Paul Lewis Maloney, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Janet T. Neff, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
# posted by Kim Loontjer @ 1:36 PM 
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Kethledge and Murphy are both reputed to be brilliant - and rather young - attorneys. Their confirmations would solidify the GOP-appointed majority on the Sixth Ciruit. Jordan and Livingston are very well regarded by their colleagues on the 3rd Circuit and at Columbia Law respectively. There's been a lot of turnover on the 3rd recently (including Chartoff to DHS and Alito to SCOTUS) so Jordan's experience will help bring some stability to that court. Livingston, who was also rumored to be a possible DC Cir Ct pick, will help maintain the close balance on the 2nd Circuit by replacing Bush I appointee Chief Judge Walker.
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