Category:2011 judicial news

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• "Bigfoot" actor pursues free speech rights in NH Supreme Court

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• 2011 Election Results: Pennsylvania appellate courts

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• After more than 50 years, Judge Cohn retires from juvenile court
• Alcala appointed to Court of Criminal Appeals
• Ann McClure becomes first woman chief of Texas Eighth Court of Appeals
• Another federal judge upholds health care law
• April 2 is election day in Louisiana
• Arizona governor's lawsuit dismissed by federal judge

B

• Barbara Lenk nominated to Massachusetts Supreme Court
• Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years in prison
• Brian Zahra appointed to Michigan Supreme Court

C

• California Supreme Court gives standing to ballot measure sponsors
• Challenge posed to North Dakota elections law
• Chief Judge Pratt to retire from federal district court in Iowa
• Chief Justice Shepard to retire from Indiana Supreme Court
• Child support case being heard by Supreme Court
• Christopher Droney confirmed to federal appellate court
• Chuck Malone appointed Chief Justice of Alabama Supreme Court
• Cloture vote on DC candidate ends in filibuster
• Confirmation hearing held for Judge Bernice Donald
• Corrigan leaves Michigan high court for Department of Human Services

E

• Eastern District of Texas loses two judges
• Election Coverage:Run-up to the General Election, Pennsylvania 2011
• Election results: 2011 Louisiana primary
• Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court rules on injunction of Alabama immigration law
• Evaluating Appellate Judges: Preserving Integrity, Maintaining Accountability conference (2011)

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• Federal bankruptcy Judge Paine retires
• Federal Circuit Court judge passes away after 31 years on the bench
• Federal court releases interim Texas redistricting plans after maps denied preclearance
• Federal courts inch closer to deciding fate of Texas redistricting maps
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 10/12/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 10/19/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 10/26/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 10/5/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/16/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/2/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/23/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/30/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/9/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 12/14/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 12/21/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 12/7/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/13/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/20/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/27/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/6/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/11/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/18/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/4/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/22/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/29/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/8/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/13/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/20/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/27/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/6/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/10/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/17/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/24/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/3/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/31/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 9/14/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 9/21/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 9/28/2011
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 9/7/2011
• Federal immigration lawsuit to proceed in Eleventh Circuit
• Federal judge allows citizens to challenge post office gun ban

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• Federal Judge declares Mandatory Health Insurance Provision unconstitutional
• Federal judge in Hawaii allows one-time live blogging
• Federal judge John Feinkens of Michigan dies at 93
• Federal judge John Roll shot and killed
• Federal Judge Joseph McKinley's tobacco ruling appealed in 6th Circuit
• Federal judge puts a hold on arresting Occupy movement protesters in Nashville
• Federal judge puts Texas redistricting maps on hold
• Federal judge strikes down matching funds provision of Maine Clean Elections Act
• Federal vacancies still a problem for Atlanta's courts
• Financial costs of the 2010 Alabama Supreme Court election
• First Circuit rules that videotaping police officers protected under First Amendment
• Florida welfare drug tests temporarily blocked by federal judge
• Former Attorney General up for Judicial Opening
• Former Fifth Circuit chief judge Charles Edward Clark dies
• Former Pennsylvania Common Pleas judge goes on trial for receiving kickbacks while on the bench
• Four new federal judge nominations from Obama

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• Georgia legislature rewrites trial rules
• Gerry Alexander to leave WA Supreme Court
• Goodwin Liu nominated to California Supreme Court
• Governor Perry Signs Loser Pays Bill
• Groups pushing for more African-Americans on courts

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• Higginson nominated for federal Circuit Court judgeship in New Orleans

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• Incumbent emerges as winner in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

J

• Jackson sworn in on federal bench
• Jane Triche-Milazzo confirmed by Senate for Louisiana judgeship
• Jerry Sandusky hearing starts today
• John McConnell approved by Senate Judiciary for federal bench
• Judge Adams fights to maintain custody of younger daughter
• Judge Elevated to United States District Court
• Judge Hill to retire from federal bankruptcy court in North Dakota
• Judge Ishii announces move to senior status
• Judge M. Blane Michael passes away
• Judge named for Arizona shooting case
• Judge Roger Burdick elected new Chief Justice of Idaho Supreme Court
• Judge Stallman rules against occupy protesters
• Judge Wanger retires at age 70
• Judicial panel rules that Maine's congressional districts must be redrawn
• Justice Cowin to retire from Masschusett's Supreme Judicial Court
• Justice Graves confirmed to 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
• Justice Rivera-Soto will not seek renomination in 2011
• Justice Thomas: All ears for five years

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• Kloppenburg seeks statewide recount
• Kloppenburg will not challenge recount results

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• Longest active Texas magistrate retires
• Longest serving US magistrate judge retires today
• Lori Wilbur appointed to South Dakota Supreme Court
• Loughry running as Republican for WV Supreme Court
• Lyons resigns from Alabama Supreme Court, Main joins

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• Martinez confirmed to U.S. District Court in Colorado
• Massachusetts and New Hampshire take over backlog of Rhode Island cases
• McConnell confirmed to District of Rhode Island
• Moreno to leave California Supreme Court

N

• National Organization for Marriage loses campaign finance appeal
• Nebraska Supreme Court justice recommended for nomination to U.S. District Court judge
• Nelva Gonzales Ramos confirmed as a federal judge
• New Hampshire bills look to judicial evaluation through either ballot or review board
• New Hampshire court system receives overhaul
• New judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi sworn in
• New Orleans City Attorney confirmed as newest Louisiana federal judge
• Newspaper Sued by Judge
• NH Supreme Court limits access to police records
• Nine nominees for Iowa Supreme Court sent to Governor Branstad
• Ninth Circuit Judge Pamela Rymer passes away at the age of 70
• NJ budget to cut $25 million from state courts
• NJ Supreme Court fastracks pension lawsuit
• Nominee selected by President Obama for the Southern District of New York
• NY Judges transitioning to private practice due to budget limitations

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• Obama appoints six to district court, one to appellate court
• Obama nominates six for district judge positions and one appellate judge
• Obama nominates three to federal district court seats
• Obama nominates two for federal district judge positions
• Obama nominates two to fill federal court vacancies
• Obama nominee gets Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
• Obama resubmits 42 judicial nominations to the U.S. Senate
• Obama's federal judicial pick for the Western District of Wisconsin gets nominated a third time
• Ohio Issues 1 and 2 fail, Issue 3 passes

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• Pennsylvania Judiciary requests funding increase for underfunded courts
• Pension quagmire pits Christie against judges
• Potential appellate judge for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals nominated by Obama
• Proposition 8 supporters ask appeals court to overturn ruling
• Public funding puts a new spin on Wisconsin Supreme Court elections

R

• Races set for Pennsylvania general election
• Racketeering judge exposed in Texas
• Recount concludes Prosser won election
• Recount underway in Pennsylvania
• Request for federal documents blocked by district court judge
• Retired Supreme Court justice weighs in on healthcare debate
• Rick Perry's judicial appointments gain attention as presidential run nears

S

• Sabrina McKenna confirmed to Hawaii Supreme Court
• Sabrina McKenna nominated to Hawaii Supreme Court
• Sara Darrow confirmed to Central District of Illinois
• SCOTUS rules that corporate information does fall within the FOIA exemption for personal privacy
• Seats shuffling on New Jersey Supreme Court
• Senate confirms three nominations to the Federal Judiciary
• Senate votes confirm three federal judges to posts in Illinois and California
• Senator Pryor recommends three for Arkansas court
• Senior federal judge for Eastern District of Pennsylvania to step down
• Senior federal judge James Barrett dies at the age of 89
• Senior Ninth Circuit Court judge passes away
• Strine nominated to lead prominent business court
• Supreme Court decides to hear healthcare reform case
• Supreme Weekly: A glimpse at next year's Supreme Court elections
• Supreme Weekly: All over the map
• Supreme Weekly: Appointments and the politics of rulings
• Supreme Weekly: Appointments, media rules and court closures
• Supreme Weekly: Budget cuts and a quick switch
• Supreme Weekly: Budgets and pensions hit the courts
• Supreme Weekly: Busy week for the courts
• Supreme Weekly: Cases across the country
• Supreme Weekly: Checking in with Alabama, Connecticut, Florida and Arkansas
• Supreme Weekly: Chief Justices of the courts
• Supreme Weekly: Comparing votes from the 2010 election
• Supreme Weekly: Election fever - Races in Alabama, Oregon and Georgia
• Supreme Weekly: Election fever - Races in Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas
• Supreme Weekly: Election fever - Races in Mississippi, Montana, Washington and West Virginia
• Supreme Weekly: Elections past and future
• Supreme Weekly: Five appointments in twenty-four hours
• Supreme Weekly: Football, insurance companies and the death penalty
• Supreme Weekly: Freshman governors and their 2011 Supreme Court appointments
• Supreme Weekly: Governors in the courts
• Supreme Weekly: Headlines in California, Alabama and Virginia
• Supreme Weekly: High courts in Vermont, Arkansas, New Mexico and New Jersey
• Supreme Weekly: Hot topics hit the courts
• Supreme Weekly: Judicial surveys and court room confrontation, the truth may hurt
• Supreme Weekly: Looking at the 2010 state Supreme Court elections
• Supreme Weekly: Michigan, Ohio, New Mexico and Colorado
• Supreme Weekly: News from Alabama, New Jersey and Wisconsin
• Supreme Weekly: News from Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida and Hawaii
• Supreme Weekly: News from Colorado, Florida, New Jersey and North Carolina
• Supreme Weekly: Playing politics
• Supreme Weekly: Politics, budget and a nomination
• Supreme Weekly: Proposed changes to judicial selection
• Supreme Weekly: Recent rulings and a state judge goes federal