Wednesday, March 21, 2007
New Judicial Nominees
The White House announced a slate of federal circuit and district judicial nominees - some new, some repeated. Below is a list of nominees with a little initial information
Circuit
Raymond Kethledge of Michigan to the Sixth Circuit. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law College in 1993. He clerked for Judge Ralph Guy of the Sixth Circuit and for Justice Kennedy from 1997-1998. He was Judiciary Counsel for Sen. Spencer Abraham from 1995-1997. Since 1998, he has worked in the private and corporate sector.
Stephen Joseph Murphy, III of Michigan to the Sixth Circuit. He graduated from the St. Louis University School of Law in 1987. He served in the U.S. Dept. of Justice until 1992, when he became an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. Since 2000, he has worked in the corporate sector and as a public arbitrator, along with teaching as an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit School of Law and Ave Maria School of Law. In 2005, he became the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.
District
Sharion Aycock of Mississippi to the Northern District of Mississippi.
David Dugas of Louisiana to the Middle District of Louisiana.
James Randal Hall of Georgia to the Southern District of Georgia.
Richard H. Honaker of Wyoming to the District of Wyoming.
Richard A. Jones of Washington to the Western District of Washington.
Robert Jones Jonker of Michigan to the Western District of Michigan.
Paul Lewis Maloney of Michigan to the Western District of Michigan.
Janet T. Neff of Michigan to the Western District of Michigan.
Janis Lynn Samartino of California to the Southern District of California.
Circuit
Raymond Kethledge of Michigan to the Sixth Circuit. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law College in 1993. He clerked for Judge Ralph Guy of the Sixth Circuit and for Justice Kennedy from 1997-1998. He was Judiciary Counsel for Sen. Spencer Abraham from 1995-1997. Since 1998, he has worked in the private and corporate sector.
Stephen Joseph Murphy, III of Michigan to the Sixth Circuit. He graduated from the St. Louis University School of Law in 1987. He served in the U.S. Dept. of Justice until 1992, when he became an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. Since 2000, he has worked in the corporate sector and as a public arbitrator, along with teaching as an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit School of Law and Ave Maria School of Law. In 2005, he became the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.
District
Sharion Aycock of Mississippi to the Northern District of Mississippi.
David Dugas of Louisiana to the Middle District of Louisiana.
James Randal Hall of Georgia to the Southern District of Georgia.
Richard H. Honaker of Wyoming to the District of Wyoming.
Richard A. Jones of Washington to the Western District of Washington.
Robert Jones Jonker of Michigan to the Western District of Michigan.
Paul Lewis Maloney of Michigan to the Western District of Michigan.
Janet T. Neff of Michigan to the Western District of Michigan.
Janis Lynn Samartino of California to the Southern District of California.
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