Sentences with phrase «appointing federal court judges»

The majority was also influenced by the fact that the statute clearly excludes appointing Federal Court judges to sit as ad hoc members of the Supreme Court when it hears Québec cases — the majority's interpretation therefore reconciles two different but similar provisions, rather than leaving them at odds.

Not exact matches

Western Australian Supreme Court judge James Edelman has been appointed as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia.

Cohen's disclosure comes on the eve of a Thursday court hearing in New York where a federal judge is poised to decide whether to appoint a special master to oversee the examination of documents seized from Cohen's office earlier this month to determine if they should be shielded from federal investigators by attorney - client privilege.

Manhattan Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, who sits on the Assembly's Election Law Committee, said Trump's comments are discouraging in light of the fact that there are federal courts across the country with judges appointed by Republicans and Democrats saying that states» voter laws are unconstitutional because they target people based on their race and ethnicity.

It's known as Dillon's Rule and is named after John Forrest Dillon, who was appointed a Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Judge by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1869.

Kahn, a former state Supreme Court justice who was appointed a federal judge in 1996, recently instructed both sides to stop filing legal arguments, saying he has enough information to decide the key pre-trial issues on injury and diminution of property values.

The Executive Branch (President) checks on Congress; proposes legislation; vetoes legislation; makes treaties; checks on the judiciary; appoints federal judges; enforces court decisions.

All Superior Court judges are appointed by the federal government and derive their inherent jurisdiction from their appointments under section 96 of the Constitution Act.

It includes Christine Arguello, a Mexican - American appointed a U.S. district judge by President Bush last year; Ruben Castillo, a Mexican - American who has been a federal district judge for 15 years; Nora Demleitner, Hofstra Law dean; JoAnne Epps, Temple Law dean; Caitlin Halligan, former solicitor general of New York, now in private practice; Johnnie Rawlinson, 9th Circuit judge; and Patricia Timmons - Goodson, North Carolina Supreme Court justice.

But McLachlin is not the one appointing the judges — it is the federal government, which also appoints judges across the country to courts where Supreme Court judges often come from.

John B. Laskin, a partner at Torys LLP, has been appointed a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, replacing Justice E.R. Dawson.

In addition, William F. Pentney, Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada, has been appointed a judge of the Federal Court, replacing Justice M.L. Phelan.

Many of the judges appointed by the federal government to the Unified Family Court came from the family law judges of the Provincial Division.

Compounding the issue was the federal government's reluctance to appoint the number of judges to the UFC that would enable that Court to manage the caseload.

Other judges, the Supreme Court of Canada and in superior and federal courts, are appointed by the federal government and paid for by the provincial governments.

Our forensics practice has lead internal and external forensic engagements in the U.S. and abroad for global companies, government, and international non-profits, served as forensic expert witness in hundreds of trials, and appointed by federal and state court judges as forensic neutrals.

One federal judge appointed him to represent prisoners in a collective action over second - hand tobacco smoke (a case that resulted in compensation for the clients and the banning of tobacco from Maryland's prisons), another asked him to serve on the U.S. District Court's task force regarding electronic discovery, and the Chief Judge asked him to serve on that court's bench - bar subcommittee on attorneys» judge appointed him to represent prisoners in a collective action over second - hand tobacco smoke (a case that resulted in compensation for the clients and the banning of tobacco from Maryland's prisons), another asked him to serve on the U.S. District Court's task force regarding electronic discovery, and the Chief Judge asked him to serve on that court's bench - bar subcommittee on attorneys» Court's task force regarding electronic discovery, and the Chief Judge asked him to serve on that court's bench - bar subcommittee on attorneys» Judge asked him to serve on that court's bench - bar subcommittee on attorneys» court's bench - bar subcommittee on attorneys» fees.

The Canadian Judicial Council is investigating a complaint brought by the Attorney General of Alberta that calls for Justice Camp's removal from the office of Federal Court judge, a position to which he was later appointed.

Alberta Provincial Court Judge Robin Camp has been appointed to the Federal Court to replace Justice Yves de Montigny, who has been elevated to the Federal Court of Appeal.

Nadon, a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, was appointed as one of three jurists that the law requires comes from Quebec.

Hamilton, a federal district court judge in Indiana, was appointed to a seat on the 7th Circuit.

Marc Noël, a former tax lawyer and judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, has been appointed chief justice of the appeal cCourt of Appeal, has been appointed chief justice of the appeal courtcourt.

«[4] In our view, the answer to this question is no: a current judge of the Federal Court of Appeal is not eligible for appointment under s. 6 as a person who may be appointed «from among the advocates of that Province».

That the Exchequer Court (the forerunner to the modern federal courts) was excluded from the list of enumerated courts from which Québec judges could be appointed.

The federal government also appoints most of the judges in Canada (with the exception of provincial court judges).

Appointed as a judge to the bench of the Supreme Court of Ontario in 1989, he assumed the post of Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada on December 23, 1991.

Since joining JAMS, Judge Roberts has been appointed as a discovery master by federal and state courts to supervise discovery and review privileged documents in complex commercial, patent, and product liability cases, as an election monitor for unions under court supervision, as a consultant to monitor a four - year consent decree in an EEOC pattern and practice case against a major restaurant chain, and as a trustee for a 36 - story commercial retail and office building on Fifth Avenue

The court's decision appeared to be rooted in respect for the Constitution and the integrity of the Supreme Court Act, but some questioned why a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, especially one appointed to reflect a Quebec perspective, would ever be considered ineligible for one of the province's seats on the Supreme Ccourt's decision appeared to be rooted in respect for the Constitution and the integrity of the Supreme Court Act, but some questioned why a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, especially one appointed to reflect a Quebec perspective, would ever be considered ineligible for one of the province's seats on the Supreme CCourt Act, but some questioned why a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal, especially one appointed to reflect a Quebec perspective, would ever be considered ineligible for one of the province's seats on the Supreme CCourt of Appeal, especially one appointed to reflect a Quebec perspective, would ever be considered ineligible for one of the province's seats on the Supreme CourtCourt.

Judges of the senior court, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, are appointed by the federal Cabcourt, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, are appointed by the federal CabCourt of Nova Scotia, are appointed by the federal Cabinet.

Earlier in the month, New Brunswick Justice Raymond French, a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench was appointed to the province's court of appeal, He replaces Justice B. R. Bell, who was appointed to the Federal CCourt of Queen's Bench was appointed to the province's court of appeal, He replaces Justice B. R. Bell, who was appointed to the Federal Ccourt of appeal, He replaces Justice B. R. Bell, who was appointed to the Federal CourtCourt.

The federal government should appoint Superior Court judges on the day of retirement of a judge.

For one thing, they point to a failure by the federal government to quickly appoint more judges to the Superior Court of Justice, which rules on lawsuits and also handles the most serious criminal cases, such as murder.

One potential solution lies in Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which permits courts to appoint special masters «to address pretrial... matters that can not be effectively and timely addressed by an available district judge or magistrate judge of the district.»

I concluded that her experience as an AUSA and a federal clerk compares favorably with the court's recently appointed judges.

Anticipating controversy, the PMO has asked former Justice Ian Binnie to opine on the eligibility of a Federal Court of Appeal Judge who had before appointment, practised for over a decade at the Barreau du Québec, to be appointed to one of the three «Québec seats» on the court under s. 6 of the Supreme Court Court of Appeal Judge who had before appointment, practised for over a decade at the Barreau du Québec, to be appointed to one of the three «Québec seats» on the court under s. 6 of the Supreme Court court under s. 6 of the Supreme Court Court Act..

Constitutional expert Professor Peter W. Hogg, C.C., Q.C., has also reviewed Mr. Binnie's opinion and has said he is «in complete agreement with the Honourable Ian Binnie's conclusion that a person who has been a member of the Québec Bar for 10 years and is now sitting as a Federal Court judge is eligible to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada from Québec.»

Historically, constitutional authority appointing Supreme Court judges rests with the federal Cabinet by way of Order in Council.

The «Truth in Sentencing Act» is legislation that was intended to provide an excuse for provincial and federal governments» not making any increased expenditure of money to increase the number of provincial and federal prosecutors, or to improve jail conditions, and an excuse for governments not to have to appoint and pay for more judges to make more courts available.

The Supreme Court Act does not state that a Military Court judge, a Tax Court judge, Federal Court judge, or a Federal Court of Appeal judge can be appointed to the SCC.

does not state that a Military Court judge, a Tax Court judge, Federal Court judge, or a Federal Court of Appeal judge can be appointed to the SCC.

President (2002, 2014), Secretary (2012), Treasurer (2004 - 2011), Governing Board (1997 - 2001), U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association Judicially appointed member, U.S. Court of Federal Claims Advisory Council (appointed by then - Chief Judge Lawrence Baskir (2001 - 2004); reappointed by then - Chief Judge Edward Damich (2004 - 2009); reappointed by then - Chief Judge Emily Hewitt (2009 - 2014), reappointed by Chief Judge Patricia Campbell - Smith (2014 - present) Member, Board of Trustees / Board of Directors, State University of New York at Albany, The University at Albany Foundation, Inc. (2011 - present) Co-chair, Advisory Board, State University of New York at Albany, Rockefeller College (2004 - 2011) Co-chair (2013 - 2015), Board of Directors, Washington D.C. Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs (2003 - present) Member, Maryland Attorney General's Environmental Policy Advisory Board (2008 - 2015) Member, Board of Trustees, The Norwood School (Bethesda, Maryland)(2011 - present) General Counsel (2016 - present) and Member, Board of Directors, Washington D.C. Hebrew Congregation (2012 - present)

There are now more than 60 judges who make up the Federal Circuit Court, including the first Aboriginal man to become a Federal judicial officer in Australia, Judge Matthew Myers AM, appointed in 2011.

As it relates to this subject matter, it is our Canadian Industry Minister who is responsible for appointing the Commissioner for the Competition Bureau of Canada and Federal Court Judges are appointed by our Canadian Justice Minister with the expected influence of our Prime Minister.