Sentences with phrase «appointing appellate judges»

Both gubernatorial candidates oppose Amendment 3, a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow governors to appoint a majority of the members of the appellate judicial commission and give governors four nominees, rather than three, to choose from in appointing appellate judges.

In 2012, voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the governor to appoint a majority of the members of the appellate judicial commission and given the governor four nominees, rather than three, to choose from in appointing appellate judges.

Not exact matches

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Skelos also appointed former state appellate division judge Joseph Covello.

Trump has already appointed eight appellate court judges, a rapid pace that's been fueled by the GOP - controlled Senate and pressure from conservative advocacy groups.

The Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Service is appointed by the President - Elect of The Florida Bar and is composed of: five (5) members of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar; five (5) past or current directors of the Florida Bar Foundation; one (1) trial judge; one (1) appellate judge; two (2) representatives from local and statewide voluntary bar associations; two (2) public members, one of whom shall be a representative of the poor; the president or designee of the Board of Directors of Florida Legal Services, Inc; and one (1) representative of the Out - of - State Practitioners Section of The Florida Bar.

According to a 2012 study by Ryerson University's Diversity Institute, only 2.3 percent of federally appointed judges (i.e., on provincial superior and appellate courts) are people of colour.

The resolution expresses the CBA's view that to achieve «a reconciliation of the prior occupation of Canada by Indigenous societies with the subsequent assertion of Crown sovereignty» as required by s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, an effort must be made to appoint aboriginal judges to appellate level Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Notwithstanding Article VI, Section 4, Judges of any intermediate appellate court shall be nominated, appointed and elected in the same manner as judges of the Supreme Judges of any intermediate appellate court shall be nominated, appointed and elected in the same manner as judges of the Supreme judges of the Supreme Court.

Or perhaps President Obama will wish to listen to Reagan - appointed federal appellate judge Alex Kozinski (9th Cir.)

In 2007, he was appointed a Judicial Assistant to the Court of Appeal (Lady Justice Arden), which gave him an invaluable insight into the way judges decide cases and appellate work.

In the event that removal is recommended, a seven - member Review Tribunal of appellate justices, also appointed by the Texas Supreme Court, will review the record of the public trial and the hearing before the Commission to determine if the judge should be removed from office.

Once appointed, appellate judges begin hearing cases in appellate court.

According to the 5th Circuit's opinion, Jenevein attempted to appeal the commission's censure order by asking Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson to appoint a special court of review made up of three appellate judges.

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