Yesterday, President Biden nominated Memphis, Tennessee litigator Andre B. Mathis to the Sixth Circuit, filling the seat of Judge Bernice B. Donald, who announced in May that she will assume senior status upon the confirmation of her replacement. Mathis is currently a partner in the Memphis, Tennessee office of the law firm Butler Snow LLP, … Continue Reading
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
On 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 district court judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of … Continue Reading
On 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
On 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
On 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
