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The President is announcing three new federal judicial nominees, all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law

HARRISBURG – Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus for the Middle

Governor Gordon has announced that he has appointed James Michael Causey to be a District Court Judge for the Sixth Judiciary District.

Dayna Zolle Dayna Zolle is appellate counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center. She previously worked as an attorney in the Appellate Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, and she served as a law clerk for Judge Andre M. Davis on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Judge Legrome D. Davis on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Dayna graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where she s...

The son of Pakistani immigrants has become the first Muslim federal judge in U.S. history after the Senate voted to confirm him to the post by a vote of 81-16.

May 26, 2021 | Vice President Kamala Harris, right, swears in newly-confirmed U.S. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, left. (Photo via the vice president’s Instagram) Lambda Legal today (Wednesday, May 26) praised the confirmation of Kristen Clarke as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the United States Department of Justice. Lambda Legal’s Chief Strategy Officer Sharon McGowan, who is also legal director and formal principal deputy chief of the Appellate Section of the...

Officials in New Jersey have opposed the release of Sundiata Acoli, saying he has not expressed remorse for the 1973 killing of Werner Foerster, a state trooper.

© press There is enough evidence in the cases before them or enough evidence in the public now, Powell said Former prosecution attorney Sidney Powell claimed there is "more than enough" evdience in the public to more to reverse the election in at least five states. Sidney Powell said: “There’s all kind of precedent for fixing what happened in this election from Bush vs. Gore to other cases as well… Fractionalized votes." "That’s exactly what we have here from a computer algorithm that...

Former Justice Department Deputy Assistant Attorney General Eric Grant Returning to Hicks Thomas Noted appellate lawyer returns to firm after leading appeals at DOJs Environment and Natural Resources Division News provided by Share this article Share this article HOUSTON, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Reflecting a strategic decision to strengthen its defense of corporate clients facing an anticipated increase of new environmental regulation and litigation, Hicks Thomas LLP is pleased to welcome...

Biden cancels Trumps nomination of Indian American as judge ​ By Arul Louis ( IANS) | Published on ​ Fri, Feb 5 2021 5:27 IST | ​ 0 Views   Biden administration’s break from Trump opens doors for India in Iran and Af (credit: Indian Narrative). Image Source: IANS News New York, Feb 5 : US President Joe Biden has cancelled the nomination of Vijay Shanker to be a judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in Washington. The White House on Thursday informed the Senate that it...