Sentences with phrase «former federal judge»

Rosemary Barkett, the first female Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court and former federal judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit believes that the court system is not an appropriate place to resolve divorce - related matters.

The hearing officer, former federal Judge George Pratt, recommended that the three entities found in violation of disclosure requirements — Blackboard, Inc., Community Redemption Center, and YL Management, L.L.C. — each receive fines between $ 4,000 and $ 10,000.

Lawyers for six former trustees suing to get their positions back after they were kicked out by Mayor de Blasio and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz revealed in court papers the library has retained a high - powered former federal judge to probe leaks that led to a series of stories in The News about library director Thomas Galante's $ 392,000 salary and his free - spending ways.

Not to mention the intimidation factor: When two former federal judges come waving a union - organizing letter and ask whether you support it, how frank are you likely to be?

I summarize these with a quote from former federal judge Richard Posner:

Barrett R. Howell and Brandon N. McCarthy are partners in the Litigation practice, while former federal Judge Jorge A. Solis joined as special counsel.

«The notion that you simply deal with a complicated situation by saying, «Let's ignore the complexity,» is idiotic,» said former federal judge Nancy Gertner, now a lecturer at Harvard Law School.

Rosemary Barkett, the first female Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court and former federal judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit believes that the court system is not an appropriate place to resolve divorce - related matters.

«She is exceptionally bright, quick to perceive and has tremendous analytical abilities,» Frederick Lacey, a former federal judge who also worked with Wood in private practice, told the publication.

Nevada's governor, a former federal judge named Brian Sandoval, had run for office in 2010 promising to attract jobs to the state, desperate to expand beyond its casino industry after unemployment topped 14 %.

Stephen Larson, a former federal judge who is now in private practice, told Reuters that the victims he represents have an interest in the information which goes beyond the Justice Department's criminal investigation.

A former federal judge who granted government surveillance requests has broken ranks to criticise the system of secret courts as unfit for purpose in the wake of recent revelations by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

The Queens Library is spending big bucks hiring a former federal judge to investigate leaks of confidential information about board meetings to the Daily News.

He's got all the relevant experience,» former federal judge and Attorney General Michael Mukasey told The Post.

Brian Sandoval, a former federal judge, won the Republican primary.

Brooklyn Federal Judge Roslynn Mauskopf recused herself Monday from presiding over the suit because she is a close personal friend of the former federal judge, Barbara Jones, who served on the bench in the Southern District of New York for 16 years before leaving to become a partner at a white shoe law firm.

The field of Democratic primary candidates is strong and, among others, includes a state senator, a former Federal judge, a state representative, a Miami Beach commissioner, and a Miami commissioner.

It was overseen by Russell Train; the nation's second EPA administrator, a former federal judge and president of the World Wildlife Fund.

In addition to the quantitative results of the survey, the report includes expert opinions of eight sitting and former Federal Judges: Judge John Facciola, Judge Ronald Hedges, Judge Michelle Childs, Judge David Waxse, Judge Joy Conti, Judge Xavier Rodriguez, Judge Frank Maas, and Judge Andrew Peck.

And the views of a newspaper, a former federal prosecutor and a former federal judge is that the FBI blew it, and blew it huge, by adhering somewhat to American law.

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H. Lee Sarokin, a former federal judge and a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, wrote the blistering essay that invoked the Gestapo.

As a legal matter, Judge Landis (the commissioner and a former federal judge himself) could draw his own conclusions from this evidence; he wasn't bound to reach the same conclusion as the jury, particularly since a ban from baseball does not require proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Include a current or former federal judge or state judge or a spouse of a current or former federal judge or state judge or a current or former district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services matter, as persons whose information is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 (Availability of Public Information) if it is information that relates to certain personal information.

More than 50 former federal judges and U.S. attorneys are pushing to get an 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling from last year overturned.