Sentences with phrase «court judicial positions»

In state courts, women are also a significant minority, holding only 27 % of all state court judicial positions.

Not exact matches

The answer is that since November 2013 a simple majority has sufficed because of the Senate's decision to end the use of the filibuster in respect of all nominees to Federal judicial and executive branch positions other than to the Supreme Court itself.

What we asking the Attorney General to do is to review its position on this matter, it may too late in a few weeks time and we will not forgive him if he goes to make a mockery of the Ghanaian judicial system at the African Court of Human and People's Rights.

In many states where the following positions are elected offices, voters elected state executive branch offices (including Lieutenant Governors (though some will be voted for on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee), Secretary of state, state Treasurer, state Auditor, state Attorney General, state Superintendent of Education, Commissioners of Insurance, Agriculture or, Labor, etc.) and state judicial branch offices (seats on state Supreme Courts and, in some states, state appellate coCourts and, in some states, state appellate courtscourts).

(4) The independent panel shall report as approved for each judicial position all highly qualified persons who make application to the panel, provided that if the number of highly qualified applicants exceeds three times the number of existing vacancies to be filled in such position (determined as of the time the panel renders its report), the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number equal to three times the number of vacancies to be filled in such position, provided further that if the number of highly qualified applicants is less than three times the number of vacancies to be filled in such position the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number equal to not less than two times the number of such vacancies, provided further that the following categories of applicants who are eligible for reelection or reappointment shall be reported as approved if their performance during their term of office merits continuation in office, and no other applicants shall be reported as approved for their vacancies: (a) a judge or justice completing a full term of office seeking re-election to that office, or (b) an interim Supreme Court justice who has been appointed by the Governor to fill an existing vacancy no later than the previous June 1 after approval of the Governor's screening panel, who has been confirmed by the State Senate and has assumed office no later than the date the panel renders its report, and who otherwise would not be required to make application to the independent screening panel pursuant to the provisions of sub-paragraph (3).

«Any court official who exploits their position to elicit sexual favors shows blatant disregard for the well being of their victim, the trust of the public, and for the judicial system as a whole,» Schneiderman said.

And Family Court is perhaps the murkiest of all judicial positions.

The bottom line is come November voters can do little more than cross their fingers and hope the winners of county - level and Supreme Court judicial elections serve in their home county and are assigned to the positions they campaigned to fill.

A panel from the Second Judicial Department of the state Supreme Court's Appellate Division released the opinion Thursday, upholding the challenge brought by state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) against Paterson after the governor appointed Ravitch, a long - time government adviser, to the position last month.

On September 21, 2015, an Independent Civil Court Screening Panel met and began the process of screening candidates for the nomination of the Democratic Party for the 1st Judicial District Civil Court position to be filled in the November 3,... Continue reading →

It's also meant to ensure it doesn't «give the appearance of compromising judicial impartiality and independence (including independence from the political process)» while keeping a judge from taking a position on issues that might ultimately wind up before the courts, he argues in the memo.

The court stated the classic position on the proper ambit of judicial review, ie that the function of the court is «to review the decisions of statutory decision makers applying public law principles».

He reportedly also said a woman's bond with her children might also be the reason few would apply for judicial positions on the federal «circuit courts» where they may be forced to travel away from family (say for a week in another big city or something crazy like that).

The Federal Court accepted the Minister's position and dismissed Gilead's application for judicial review.

This new book, written for law students, addresses the position of judicial law clerk from the time a law student becomes interested in clerking until the time a clerk leaves the court to proceed with the rest of his or her legal career.

In this respect, the AGBC's position that as long as the government does not interfere with the cases the court is permitted to hear judicial independence is respected, is an inappropriately constricted view of the court's constitutional place.

Currently, women hold 33 % of seats on the U.S. Supreme Court, 30.9 % of judicial positions on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and 24.1 % of federal judicial positions in the U.S..

Past Employment Positions: Colorado Court of Appeals, Hon. John A. Criswell, Appellate Judicial Clerk, 1993 - 1994 Hamilton Faatz and Waller, Shareholder and Director, 1994 - 2012

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.

This «hard line» position of non-disclosure is difficult to reconcile with some Canadian studies that have already described the judicial decision - making process at the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Court managed to «square the circle» between these two positions and hinted at ways in which judicial protection can be improved at the UN level (which I called «upward solanging»).

«Due to the ongoing shortage of judicial resources at the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, the Court has been put in a position where it must curtail some of its services,» said Chief Justice Neil Wittman and Associate Chief Justice John Rooke in last week's announcement.

Your determination to obliterate any humanity from your judicial position, your essentially non-existent listening skills, and your propensity to use your court — where you lack the courage to hear opinions contrary to your own — to launch ugly, vulgar, and mean personal attacks not only confirms that you are as loathsome as suspected, but also casts shame on you as a judge, that most extraordinarily important function that was entrusted to you.

An emergency order of the High Court obtained by a firm who have issued judicial review proceedings indicated the view that a «signature «under protest» - ie without prejudice to the contention that the unified contract was unlawful would be sufficient protection for the Claimant's position.»

Nonetheless, as this Court has consistently said, the integrity of our judicial system requires that the trial judge's privileged position in assessing the facts be respected.

The appellate court, not reaching this issue, affirmed the dismissal finding the judicial estoppel doctrine barred plaintiff from asserting an inconsistent position in a subsequent proceeding... Click here for full article.

Judicial review acts as a safeguard against such decisions and we have acted on both sides of the argument, often involving an injunction to preserve the current position whilst the Court is ruling on the issue.

Mr. Bowling also served for 20 years in a variety of positions with the Michigan Supreme Court, including State Judicial Educator and Regional Court Administrator.

As a result, federal court judges have a stronger personal incentive to grant summary judgment than some of their state court counterparts.93 Finally, federal courts have more resources at their disposal than state courts and are therefore in a better position to invest the significant judicial resources often required to decide a motion for summary judgment.94

The Court took as its starting point the proposition that the statutory safeguards in PACE were sufficient to protect the rights of citizens [29 - 30] and that the independent judicial scrutiny required under PACE were adequate to safeguard the position of persons affected.

HCR 17 / SCR 20 claim O'Neill has violated the state's Code of Judicial Conduct by running for governor and announcing positions on a host of policy issues but declining to resign from the Supreme Court.

Working with corporate and outside counsel to provide HR services to employers, such as: drafting employment policies; consulting in administrative and judicial proceedings; preparing litigation - related documents ranging from position statements before the EEOC and state agencies to briefs before the United States Supreme Court.

(1) whether the present position is «clearly inconsistent» with the earlier position; (2) whether the party succeeded in persuading a tribunal to accept the earlier position, so that judicial acceptance of the inconsistent position in a later proceeding creates the perception that either court was misled; and (3) whether the party advancing the inconsistent position would derive an unfair advantage on the opposing party.

When presented with the occasion to opine on the compatibility of administrative tribunals with the entrenchment of judicial power in Labour Relations Board of Saskatchewan v. John East Iron Works, [vii] the position of the judges was unequivocal: the Board's functions represented a «striking departure from the traditional conception of a court» [viii] and were designed instead to give effect to the «new conception of industrial relations», [ix] something that could only be achieved by technocrats familiar with the domain and qualified to «bring an experience and knowledge acquired extra-judicially to the solution of their problems».

The legislative body is in a position to devise a response that is properly respectful of the Charter values that have been identified by the Court, but which accomplishes the social or economic objectives that the judicial decision has impeded.

(1) A judge may hold and manage investments, including real estate, and engage in other remunerative activity, but should refrain from financial and business dealings that exploit the judicial position or involve the judge in frequent transactions or continuing business relationships with lawyers or other persons likely to come before the court on which the judge serves.

Indeed, it is arguably even possible to sympathize with the libertarian position on judicial review and yet argue that in some types of cases, courts should be more deferential than in others; or at least I have taken this position, though perhaps I'm just a faint - hearted libertarian.

2) Yes, the Court's position on JHA is similar to national judicial and political objections to the ECtHR rulings.

Today the Idaho Judicial Council announced 15 candidates for the position of Idaho Supreme Court Justice.

Second, a party must have succeeded in persuading the court to accept that party's former position, «so that judicial acceptance of an inconsistent position in a later proceeding would create the perception that either the first or the second court was misled -LSB-.]»

[144] This Court has held that advance indications of a future ministerial position are not subject to judicial review: Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue), 148 F.T.R. 3, [1998] 2 C.T.C. 176 at para. 28.

Further there was the general principle that judicial case management is designed to save expense and deal with matters in a way which is «proportionate to the financial position of the parties and allots an appropriate share of court's resources».

Francesca Richmond explains why the High Court has reversed the default position regarding access to documents in judicial review proceedings

Even if shift sitting were to save money by enabling courts to close, the price in terms of retaining or even entrenching the domination of men in senior legal and judicial positions, ought to be unacceptable to us all.

In 2002, he was appointed to be the chair of the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee of the Court, a position he held until his retirement to part - time service on September 30, 2008.

As an energetic criminal law graduate, who is skilled in legal research and fully equipped with court clerical skills, I would like to apply for the position of Court Clerk at Travis County Judicial Brcourt clerical skills, I would like to apply for the position of Court Clerk at Travis County Judicial BrCourt Clerk at Travis County Judicial Branch.

OBJECTIVE: Looking for a Freelance Court Stenographer position where I may be able to utilize my clerical skills along with transcription training in order to provide ad hoc services in a busy judicial setting.

HIGHLIGHTS • Functional knowledge of providing support services as a Judicial Assistant • Good know - how of managing both secretarial and clerical aspects of this job • Exceptional comprehension of operating equipment pertinent to the position • Some information base of basic functions of state and federal courts

Possessing pertinent knowledge of attending to courts to coordinate proceedings and a profound ability to process court documents, I am confident that I am a good fit for the position of a Judicial Assistant that you have advertised on indeed.com.

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