December 9, 2020 4:59 p.m.
President-elect Joe Biden argued Wednesday that his pick for secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, deserves a waiver to serve in that role despite recently leaving the military.
Austin should be able to skip over the rule regarding civilian leadership of the military precisely because he respects the civil-military divide so much, Biden said.
“The civilian-military dynamic has been under great stress the past four years, and I know that Secretary-designee Austin is going to work tirelessly to get it back on track,” Biden said.
“I’ve personally worked with this man,” the President-elect added. “I’ve seen him lead American fighting forces on the field of battle. I’ve also watched him faithfully carry out the orders of the civilian leadership of this nation.”
Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff. Photo by Adam Schultz/ Biden for President.
Doug Emhoff will be joining the Georgetown Law faculty this January. The husband of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris meaning the future second gentleman will be a “Distinguished Visitor from Practice” at Georgetown University Law Center, and a distinguished fellow of the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law and Policy.
The veteran entertainment litigator will be teach a two-credit course on entertainment law disputes this spring. Emhoff’s most recent gig was as a partner at DLA Piper a position he will permanently give up prior to inauguration day.
Ithaca Journal
Ithaca attorney Elizabeth Aherne announced her candidacy for the New York State Supreme Court Sixth Judicial District election that will take place next fall.
The Sixth Judicial District encompasses all of Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties.
The vacancy in this office will be created by the pending retirement of Tompkins County-based State Supreme Court Justice Robert C. Mulvey. Like Mulvey, Aherne is a Republican.
For the past 12 years, Aherne has owned and operated her own private law practice in Ithaca, New York. She handles cases involving a wide range of law including custody, divorce, wills, trusts and estates, business, real property, and personal injury law.