On September 6, 2011, the United States Senate voted to confirm Bernice Bouie Donald as judge for the Sixth Circuit. As this blog previously reported, Judge Donald, a district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, was nominated by the President on December 1, 2010. Judge Donald’s confirmation process met… Continue Reading
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UPDATE ON JUDGE DONALD’S CONFIRMATION PROCESS
Posted in Judicial Appointments and VacanciesAfter 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