Sentences with phrase «judgeship by»

Coleman will have to win approval from the Judicial Selection Commission and then be nominated for a judgeship by his fellow Democrat, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

After 24 years as a magistrate, Azrack was recommended to President Barack Obama for a federal judgeship by Sen. Kirsten Gilliband (D - N.Y.), and was confirmed by the Senate in 2014.

Schaffer agreed to lie low in return for his goodies — including a split of Supreme Court judgeships by cross-endorsing each other's candidates — because the contest was important to Walsh for two reasons.

It represented the culmination of years of frustration over what Democrats denounced as a Republican campaign to stall the machinery of Congress, stymie President Obama's agenda and block his choices for cabinet posts and federal judgeships by insisting that virtually everything the Senate approves be done by a supermajority.

To the contrary, federal appellate judges are highly respected and considered some of the brightest legal minds in the country; they did nt» secure their prestigious judgeships by being slouches.

Not exact matches

The conservative lawyers who screen the candidates for judgeships seek to be prudent by nimbly avoiding anything so plain and direct as asking the candidates exactly how they would vote on these matters.

Long said he has so far received no signal from Lazio that he would like to try to bow out of the race and get off Row D by being nominated for a judgeship in the wake of his stunning and decisive loss in the GOP primary to Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino.

So Schaffer and Walsh shifted gears but kept plotting, this time by exploiting state election law and nominating their sheriff picks for judgeships.

Muscarella also stated the justice told him he was glad he was elected to a judgeship because he was «offended» by the process and was no longer involved in «political craziness.»

The motion contains an affidavit by Town of Oyster Bay Republican Councilman Joseph Muscarella where he states that following the November, 2016 election, he and his brother, Thomas Muscarella, met at a Mineola restaurant with former Nassau Democratic Party official and now State Supreme Court Justice Robert McDonald, to congratulate him on being elected to a judgeship.

Lazio has not endorsed Paladino and has been declining most sit - down interviews, saying he is restricted from making political statements by the fact that he is now (technically speaking) running for a judgeship in the Bronx (which he has made quite clear he will decline in the very unlikely scenario that he actually wins).

Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) said the political maneuvering shows «total disrespect for our judicial system by nominating this criminal to a Supreme Court judgeship.»

The deadline for getting candidates off ballot lines by nominating them for state Supreme Court judgeships is Sept. 27.

Adler critics also note he lost his race for a civil court judgeship partially as a result of a reform ticket pushed by the Working Families Party.

After months of speculation, Grisanti has been nominated by Cuomo for a Court of Claims judgeship.

There was also a rumor floating around after the Denenberg debacle that some Democrats would prefer to get Panepinto off the line altogether by nominating him for a judgeship.

A lawyer who charges she was denied a judgeship in New York City as retaliation by Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration for her lawsuit against the Civilian Complaint Review Board is seeking to add a former judge of the state Court of Appeals, Carmen Ciparick, to the lawsuit.

Hogan was confirmed in her new post Monday by the state Senate after Gov. Andrew Cuomo nominated her for the judgeship last week.

Lorigo's run turned out to be moot when Paladino defeated Lazio in the GOP primary and Lazio dropped out of the race and got his name off the Conservative Party line by «running» (not really) for a judgeship.

The state senate seats were left vacant by Democrat Eric Coleman, who resigned to pursue a judgeship, and Republican Rob Kane, who resigned to become state auditor.

Warren County Attorney Martin Auffredou is cheered by fellow Republicans Nov. 3 as the votes rolled in, indicating he'd won one of two judgeships in the state's expansive Fourth Judicial District.

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After his loss, Meyer bowed out of the race, getting his name off the ballot by agreeing to run for a judgeship after Grafton Town Justice Pierce Hoyt, a county employee, resigned from his job.

Clearly the Conservatives, who had already given Stefanik their pre-primary support, did the Independence Party a favor here by nominating Doheny for a judgeship to get him off Row E after he lost the GOP primary.

(The WFP voted last week to endorse Amodeo and put him on Row D by nominating Davis for a judgeship, but it remains unclear if that will happen, thanks to some legal technicalities).

Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos accused the Democrats of «showing a total disrespect for our judicial system by nominating this criminal to a Supreme Court judgeship.»

Three candidates are vying to fill the seat left vacant by Eric Coleman, who resigned in January to pursue a judgeship.

And when the Senate Democratic leader announced in late March 2015 that he would not run for reelection, Sandoval returned the favor by praising his one - time patron for the federal judgeship.

«It's outrageous that the Senate Democrats have sunk so low that they knowingly chose a candidate who was convicted of serious crimes and had his law license suspended, and now they are showing a total disrespect for our judicial system by nominating this criminal to a Supreme Court judgeship,» Skelos said.

The November election will fill the new third judgeship, created by the state legislature earlier this year.

By running for a judgeship, Meyer was able to leave the race and free up the party lines for another candidate, McLaughlin.

What started as a passing interest in her plus - sized, er, personality, grew into a fascination with her battle to keep her judgeship and finally into an appreciation for her advocacy and a genuine concern for her well - being after the vicious attack by her husband.

[1] Regarding the term «judicial candidate,» in Arkansas, there are no retention elections, and selection by appointment arises in limited situations, such as to fill a newly created judgeship or a vacancy.

FRANKFORT, Ky., June 25, 2014 — The Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr., today announced nominees to fill the vacant District Court judgeship for Anderson, Shelby and Spencer counties.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr., today announced nominees to fill the vacant Warren County Family Court judgeship.

Judges may participate in the process of judicial selection by cooperating with appointing authorities and screening committees seeking names for consideration and by responding to official inquiries concerning a person being considered for a judgeship.

FRANKFORT, Ky., Oct. 25, 2012 — The Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr., met today in Burkesville, Ky., to choose three nominees to fill the vacant Circuit Court judgeship in the 40th Judicial Circuit.