Sentences with phrase «fifth circuit judge»

Fifth Circuit Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham described the decline of trials as one of the most significant changes in the American judicial system since the nation's founding.

Mr. Peterson, who served as a law clerk to Fifth Circuit Judge Edith Jones and to US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has argued before the US Supreme Court, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and state courts of appeals.

Fifth Circuit Judge Edith H. Jones wrote in the majority opinion that the DOL rule «fails the reasonableness test» of the Administrative Procedures Act by extending the department's ERISA authority to one - time IRA rollovers and similar transactions.

The Fifth Circuit's non-precedential opinions are hard to access because those of us who feel otherwise have been unsuccessful in getting a majority of the Fifth Circuit judges to change the policy.

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Last week, AARP filed an appeal of the Fifth Circuit ruling, while New York, Oregon and California filed a motion asking the court for permission to rehear the case in front of the full panel of judges — known as an en banc review.

Second, it could simply ask the fifth circuit court to reconsider its decision, in which all the judges would review the rule again.

On 6 August 2013, Federal Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas of the Fifth Circuit ruled that bitcoins are «a currency or a form of money» (specifically securities as defined by Federal Securities Laws), and as such were subject to the court's jurisdiction, [274][274] and Germany's Finance Ministry subsumed bitcoins under the term «unit of account» — a financial instrument — though not as e-money or a functional currency, a classification nonetheless having legal and tax implications.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the ruling on Friday, saying the family had not persuaded the three - judge panel «that the individual prayers or other remarks to be given by students at graduation are, in fact, school - sponsored.»

Seven judges in the Fifth Circuit voted to hear this case» one vote short of the margin needed for rehearing.

Ho Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (53 - 43, 4 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed James C. Ho to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.

Willett Nomination — Confirmation — Vote Confirmed (50 - 47, 3 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed Don R. Willett to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.

Thursday morning, a three - judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the Louisiana charter school NLRA case (Voices for Int» l Bus.

Yet what did the judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (led by «tough on crime» Edith Jones) do?

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A dozen judges (nine federal judges) have used it, including in opinions for the Fifth Circuit, the Supreme Court of Kentucky, several federal district courts and state appellate courts.

Following graduation, cum laude, from the Duke University School of Law, Jonathan clerked for Judges Lee H. Rosenthal of the Southern District of Texas and E. Grady Jolly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

In addition to the holidays, I argued at the Fifth Circuit; published two articles at The Huffington Post (here and here); produced a podcast episode on appellate practice for the ABA's Sound Advice series; gave a presentation to the Dallas Bar Association (about the post-election Supreme Court and Trump's list of possible nominees); participated in a panel discussion about e-briefs and legal writing at the annual meeting of the Council of Chief Judges of State Courts of Appeal (in North Carolina); was cited on SCOTUSblog and the Appellate Advocacy Blog (both here and here); and was quoted by Bloomberg (here, here, here, and here), CNN, and the Winnipeg Free Press.

«Given that Judge DeMoss is on the record as opposing the right to privacy, doesn't anyone litigating this issue in the Fifth Circuit have a reason to move for his recusal?

One of the most highly literate lawyers I've ever known was the late Judge Thomas Gibbs Gee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Judge Peck served as law clerk to Judge Paul Roney of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh (then - Fifth) Circuit, during the 1977 - 1978 term.

You can access the audio of today's oral argument before a three - judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit via this link (30.6 MB Windows Media audio file).

Most of the judges on the Fifth Circuit read briefs on tablets, and everybody knows by now that Justice Scalia uses an iPad and Justice Kagan uses a Kindle.

The Fifth Judicial Circuit currently has thirty - one Circuit Court Judges and eleven County Court Judges.

Attorneys that would like to be added to the Fifth Judicial Circuit Registry for Conflict Counsel to represent individuals in all criminal, including capital case proceedings, Juvenile delinquency proceedings, Juvenile Dependency, Termination of Parental Rights proceedings Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predator Proceedings (pursuant to the Jimmy Ryce Act) or any other relevant proceeding in the Fifth Judicial Circuit must fill out an application for the Chief Judges» consideration.

The general operational policies of the court including the assignment of judges to divisions, the prompt disposition of cases, control of the dockets, and regulation of the use of court facilities, and other administrative matters are detailed in the Administrative Plan for the operation of the Fifth Circuit.

In the interest of promoting professionalism, a Professionalism Committee allows the bench and the Bar to coordinate professional activities for lawyers and judges in furtherance of and in an effort to maintain the highest standards of professionalism in the Fifth Circuit.

The Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit has determined that the use of therapy dogs to assist the victim witness may be appropriate in other traumatic proceedings including family court or dependency and Termination of Parental Rights proceedings.

* Following up on an older story, the Fifth Circuit has withdrawn a ruling made in 2007 upon revelations that one of the judges involved had a financial interest in one of the parties.

During his distinguished legal career he served as Circuit Judge for the 5th Judicial Circuit from 1983 - 2007; Administrative Judge, Family Law Division, Marion County, 1991 - 2007; Fifth Circuit Family Law Administrative Judge, 2007 - 2007 and Marion County Judge from 1979 to 1983.

Judge Jernigan first examined substantive consolidation, noting that the Fifth Circuit has not yet developed its own standard.

As a student, she clerked for Judge Fredericka Homberg Wicker on the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Hint: It didn't impact their opportunities in the legal sphere — one of the partners went on to be Solicitor General of the United States and then served as a judge on the Fifth Circuit.

After graduating from law school, she was a law clerk to Judge Joe Kendall of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, and Judge Thomas Reavley of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

After clerking for Judge Irving L. Goldberg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Bruce joined Williams & Connolly in 1978.

In 2001 - 2002, he clerked for the Hon. Judge Jerry E. Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Represented the Judicial Council of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in disciplinary proceedings against a U.S. District Judge

Four circuits» courthouses are named after legendary circuit judges: the Fifth (John Minor Wisdom), Ninth (James Browning), Eleventh (Elbert Parr Tuttle), and DC (E. Barrett Prettyman).

Fifth Circuit grants rehearing en banc of lawsuit alleging that the operation of energy, fossil fuels, and chemical industries caused the emission of greenhouse gasses that contributed to global warming, resulting in the harms caused by Hurricane Katrina: Nine judges participated in last week's order granting rehearing en banc.

The liquidation order was signed on Oct. 21 by Judge L. Casey Manning of the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court in Richland County, S.C.

On August 21, a three - judge panel of the Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's preliminary injunction, and found that barring providers with the name «Planned Parenthood» from the Women's Health Program likely does not violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.