After our post yesterday regarding the Sixth Circuit confirmation process, a reader alerted me to an article in the Memphis Commercial Appeal that indicates that Judge Donald will receive a confirmation vote by the Senate on September 6. Judge Donald was unanimously reported out favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee in early May and has… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Judicial Appointments and Vacancies RSS FeedCONFIRMATION OF SIXTH CIRCUIT JUDGES RECEIVES SCRUTINY
Posted in Judicial Appointments and VacanciesWe have previously reported on the confirmation status of Judge Bernice Donald, who President Obama nominated for the seat vacated by Senior Circuit Judge Gilman. Professor Carl Tobias has written an interesting article about the confirmation process as it relates to circuit judges in the current Senate. In this article, he focuses specifically on the… Continue Reading
Judge Bernice Bouie Donald’s Confirmation to the Sixth Circuit Again Held Over
Posted in Judicial Appointments and VacanciesOn May 5, 2011, a vote on Judge Bouie Donald’s confirmation to a seat on Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals was held over — again — because a quorum of the Senate Judiciary Committee was not present. Judge Donald, who currently sits as a distrit court judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of… Continue Reading
Judge Bouie Donald’s Confirmation for Sixth Circuit Judge Held Over
Posted in Judicial Appointments and VacanciesOn Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held an executive business meeting to consider pending nominations and legislation. The confirmation of Bernice Bouie Donald for United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit was held over. Bouie Donald has been nominated to fill the seat left vacant by Judge Ronald Lee Gilman, who recently took senior status. Judge… Continue Reading
Confirmation Hearing Held for Sixth Circuit Judicial Candidate Bernice Bouie Donald
Posted in Judicial Appointments and Vacancies, News and AnalysisOn Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee considered the nomination of Judge Bernice Bouie Donald to fill the vacancy created on the Sixth Circuit when Judge Ronald Lee Gilman took senior status. Judge Donald currently sits as a district court judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, to which she was appointed in 1995… Continue Reading
Senate Judiciary Committee Scheduled on Wednesday to Consider Nomination of Judge Bernice Bouie Donald to Replace Retiring Judge Gilman
Posted in Judicial Appointments and Vacancies, News and AnalysisOn Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing to consider the nomination of Judge Bernice Bouie Donald to replace retiring Judge Ronald Lee Gilman on the Sixth Circuit. President Obama originally nominated Judge Donald on December 1, 2010, but the Senate Judiciary Committee was unable to conduct a hearing on Judge… Continue Reading
Judge Bernice Bouie Donald Nominated for Sixth Circuit
Posted in Judicial Appointments and Vacancies, News and AnalysisOn December 1, 2010, President Obama nominated Judge Bernice Bouie Donald to replace retiring Judge Ronald Lee Gilman on the Sixth Circuit. Judge Donald currently sits as a district court judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, to which she was appointed in 1995 by President Clinton. In announcing the… Continue Reading
Sixth Circuit’s Newest Judge Confirmed
Posted in Judicial Appointments and VacanciesAfter a record-breaking wait of more than one year, Jane Branstetter Stranch has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the Sixth Circuit vacancy left when Judge Daughtrey assumed senior status. The Senate voted 71 to 21 in favor of Stranch, who has waited longer than any other Obama nominee for confirmation from the Senate, the… Continue Reading
Senior Judge James L. Ryan to Retire in September
Posted in Judicial Appointments and Vacancies, News and AnalysisSenior Judge James L. Ryan, known for his numerous dissents, announced that he is retiring from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in September 2010. Ryan has been on the Sixth Circuit since 1985 when he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan. Before that, Ryan spent ten years as an associate justice on the Michigan Suprme Court,… Continue Reading
More Delays for the Final Vacant Seat on the Sixth Circuit
Posted in Judicial Appointments and VacanciesThe nominee for the last vacate seat on the Sixth Circuit – now the longest-pending appeals court hopeful — will have to wait a little longer. Jane Branstetter Stranch was nominated in August 2009 and approved by the Judiciary Committee in November 2009 (on a 15-4 vote). Senator Patrick Leahy tried to schedule debate and a vote on… Continue Reading