Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Six Californians renominated for federal judgeships

The Recorder alerts us that Trump Renominates Six Californians for Federal Judge Spots
The 9th Circuit nominees are Daniel Bress of Kirkland, Daniel Collins of Munger, Tolles & Olson, and Kenneth Lee of Jenner & Block. The CD Cal nominees are LASC Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Milbank partner Mark Scarsi, and H&L appellate specialist Jeremy Rosen. AUSA Patrick Bumatay was nominated for SD Cal. See Law360 here.

Also of note: In Thorough & Complete, today's DJ profiled OCSC Judge Kimberly Knill, a former "veteran appellate lawyer" and senior appellate attorney in 4/3, whom Justice Thompson described as a "superstar" and Justice Ikola said was a "talented writer with 'excellent legal analytical skills.'"