Monday, April 17, 2023

CJA hearings today for 3 2d District seats

The CJA has hearings today starting at 10:30 to consider the appointments of:

  • Judge Audra Mori as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four
  • Judge Tari Cody as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six
  • Judge Rashida Adams as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Three
Confirmation press release here!

Today's DJ has Biden to nominate new Fresno federal judge to 9th Circuit

If the Senate approves her nomination, De Alba would be the seventh Biden nominee to sit on the 9th Circuit. She would likely fill the seat to be vacated by Circuit Judge Paul J. Watford, set to resign from the court on May 31. Watson, appointed to the 9th Circuit by former President Barack Obama in 2011, said he is resigning from the court, but has not announced future plans.
And the DJ has Myron Moskovitz's Judging Bad Guys, Part V: The Supreme Court nails the bad guy finishing the story of the Christian Burial case.

Bloomberg Law has Fifth Circuit Judges Offer Tips for Litigating in Their Court.

2d Cir. Judge Newman

Law.com has Supreme Court Brief: Judge Spots SCOTUS Statistics Slip-up -- A federal appeals court judge has called attention to an inaccuracy in the way the U.S. Supreme Court is reporting the number of cert petitions filed each term. See Judge Newman's THE MISTAKE IN  SUPREME COURT STATISTICS AND HOW TO CORRECT IT