Sentences with phrase «as a jurist on»

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The Maudoodi school, on the other hand, accepts only the Qur» an and the Hadith as the infallible sources of law and does not regard the decisions of the medieval jurists as binding in all cases.

«During her time on the bench, Justice Abdus - Salaam earned the respect of all who appeared before her as a thoughtful, thorough, and fair jurist.»

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said «Sheila Abdus - Salaam was a groundbreaking jurist whose distinguished service on the Court of Appeals, the New York State Supreme Court, as a public defender and public servant made our communities stronger and more just.»

Gorsuch was generally seen as one of the more moderate and less provocative jurists on Trump's docket of potential nominees, and the Senate — Schumer included — voted unanimously to confirm him to Colorado's 10th Circuit Court in 2006.

Lazarus pointed to Brett Kavanaugh, a conservative judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, as an example of a jurist who «is not ready to give EPA a lot of deference if they're taking language which was crafted at one time and trying to push it at the edges to deal with a problem of another time, like climate change.»

Srinivasan's views on education issues are not well known, but he is widely touted as a brilliant and pragmatic jurist.

That's exactly the 17th Century time warp scenario that played out last week on the Senate floor as Chief Inquisitor Sheldon Whitehouse (D, RI) and 18 fellow jurists -LSB-...]

Gertner says judges are too often silent on issues they should publicly address, such as how federal sentencing guidelines have led to what she and other jurists consider unreasonably long prison terms for nonviolent drug offenders.

As this summary from Jurist points out, Carhart represents the first time that the Supreme Court has affirmed a complete ban on an abortion procedure.

Retired Supreme Court justice Morris Fish was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada for his «eminent service» as a jurist, particularly on the SCC bench from 2003 - 13.

On the Nigerian equivalent of a national legal portal, there are some law reports — see http://www.nigeria-law.org/LawReporting.htm, the Constitution is at http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNigeria.htm, and the usual Jurist links are helpful at http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/world/nigeria.htm as is the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/nigeria.html and Lex Mundi at http://hg.org.master.com/texis/master/search/+/Top/Regional/Africa/Nigeria.

An eclectic group of eight business lawyers, jurists, and social justice advocates were among the honourees this year as Governor General David Johnston announced 86 new appointments to the Order of Canada on Monday.

He notes that even on the Court, one Republican appointee seemed to reject the individual rights approach, as did most of the liberals (though, as Bob Ambrogi described in yesterday's post, plenty of liberal scholars and jurists are coming around to the individual rights view — which Volokh notes in his post as well).

The intent is to identify the best and the brightest... and reward -LSB--RSB- those few who will carry on the tradition of legal scholarship as professors, scholars, and jurists...»)-RRB-.

Justice Quince has received the following honors and awards: 2017, National Bar Association Hall of Fame; 2017, Women Lawyers Division Jurist of the Year; 2017 Sharon Press Excellence in ADR; 2008, Lifetime Achievement Award by The Florida Bar's Government Lawyer Section; Florida Commission on the Status of Women, 2007 Florida Women's Hall of Fame award; American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession; 2007 Justice Quince was inducted into Florida Blue Key as an honorary member; 2006 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award; 2006 Rickards High School Outstanding School Volunteer Award; 2005 Key to the City of Winter Haven; 2005 Richard W. Ervin Equal Justice Award; 2004 Key to the City of Panama City, Florida; 2004 Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Black Law Student Association Alumni Achievement Award; 2004 Lee County Association for Women Lawyers and the Lee County Bar Association Award for dedication to the promotion of equality in law and outstanding service as a distinguished member of the Florida judiciary; 2002 Florida Bar Equal Opportunities in the Profession Award; 2002 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Helping Hand Award; 2003 Southern Women in Public Service Pacesetter Award; 2003 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Pioneering the Future in our Community Award; 2003 Outstanding Jurist and Howard University Alumna Award; 2001 William H. Hastie Award from the National Bar Association Judicial Council; National Bar Association Presidential Achievement Award; Girl Scouts, Woman of Distinction Award, 2001; National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division Jurist Award for Outstanding Leadership Achievements and Dedicated Service to the Community At Large; Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association for Service on the Bench; Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Award for Community Service and Advancement of Equal Justice Under Law; the Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Certificate for Achievement in Jurisprudence; the Fort Lauderdale High School Award for participating in the School Law Magnet Program; the Broward County School Board Appreciation Award for Inspiration and Devotion to Our Youth; Award of Distinguished Service and Continuing Commitment to the People of Florida from the Fort Lauderdale B'nai B'rith; Proclamation from the Broward Board of County Commissioners stating that February 28, 1999, as «The Honorable Peggy A. Quince Appreciation Day»; Hillsborough County Sheriff's Black Advisory Council Appreciation Award; Lakeland NAACP Award for Contribution to Civil Rights; the African - American Production Company Personal Achievement Award; Paul C. Perkins Bar Association Appreciation Award; Florida State University College of Law Appreciation Certificate for Contributions made to Summer Law Program For Undergraduate Students; Certificate from the Office of the Attorney General, Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute for Exemplary Contributions to Crime Prevention in the State of Florida; and 2016, inducted into Stetson University College of Law Hall of fame.

His sheer dedication enabled him to become one of the youngest to be designated by the Supreme Court and thus saw him take on challenging and pinnacle cases that India would not forget and evidently so, as Gopal was honoured with the National Law Day Award for Outstanding Jurist, in 2009 by the President of India, for his consistent professional excellence and adherence to the highest traditions of the Bar.

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11) A competent jurist would not conduct an evidentiary hearing on a first appearance without notice, resulting in orders suspending child contact on such grounds as «prohibited alcohol related gestures» when no other «unfit» evidence could be offered.