Sentences with phrase «many judicial vacancies»

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that he pressed for the renomination of attorney Kathleen Sweet to be Buffalo's first female federal judge, but that the Trump White House insisted on nominating John L. Sinatra Jr. — a Republican being pushed by Rep. Chris Collins — for the judicial vacancy instead.

That's the conclusion some Buffalo lawyers and political types reached last week after Schumer, now the Democratic Senate minority leader and New York's senior senator, signed onto the White House's appointment of Buffalo attorney John L. Sinatra Jr. to fill a judicial vacancy in Buffalo.

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Thursday that he pressed for the renomination of attorney Kathleen M. Sweet to be Buffalo's first female federal judge, but that the Trump White House insisted on nominating John L. Sinatra Jr. — a Republican being pushed by Rep. Chris Collins, R - N.Y. — for the judicial vacancy instead.

She says Rell left office with 12 judicial vacancies, while Malloy plans to leave office with 21 vacancies.

The site allows you to bypass the map and instead see a full list of judicial vacancies by circuit and a full list of pending nominees by circuit.

Both the president and Congress are often criticized for moving too slowly to fill federal judicial vacancies.

judicial vacancies must be considered based solely on their merit, record, aptitude and skill.

was in Massachusetts 2 years ago; there state governors have on - again - off - again used a panel (a «judicial nominating commission») to preliminarily screen applicants for judicial vacancies.

Naqvi is also pleading with federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson - Raybould to fill the 11 judicial vacancies in the under - resourced Superior Court.

This year, my local county will elect attorneys to fill two judicial vacancies.

The article discusses the potential impacts of the Senate's sluggish pace in filling federal judicial vacancies have on the ability to resolve key cases, including intellectual property disputes.

At least part of the problem «has to be» the result of unfilled judicial vacancies, says Hillyer, adding «it is a real hindrance in getting justice for injured folks in a timely manner.»

Delaware Law Weekly recently published an article discussing how judicial vacancies are filled in Delaware.

Arizona's house of representatives passed a bill that would increase from three to five the minimum number of candidates a nominating commission sends to the governor for each judicial vacancy.

Vermont's constitution requires that for judicial vacancies, the governor appoints «from a list of nominees presented by a judicial nominating body established by the General Assembly having authority to apply reasonable standards of selection.»

Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed a bill calling for the state's judicial nominating commissions to submit at least five names for each judicial vacancy.

At the same time, the judicial nominating commission that currently assists the governor in choosing appellate judges is set to expire on June 30, 2013, and unless the legislature renews it, the state will be left without a process for filling judicial vacancies.

For initial terms all judicial vacancies are filled by the governor from a list of candidates recommended by a judicial nominating commission.

Judicial vacancies are still a problem, but, sometimes, finding the right candidate takes time, and ensuring diversity at the higher courts requires a pool of candidates at the trial level.

While the overall volume of cases heard by the judges of the Court of Appeal has remained relatively stable in recent years, the temporary judicial vacancies experienced for significant parts of the year reduced the number of full - time judges available to hear these cases.

For every judicial vacancy with respect to which a recommendation is requested, the Committee shall give the Attorney General a ranked list of at least two candidates whom it recommends, with brief supporting reasons.

(11) The Attorney General shall recommend to the Lieutenant Governor in Council for appointment to fill a judicial vacancy only a candidate who has been recommended for that vacancy by the Committee under this section.

Under R.I. Gen. Laws 8.16.1 - 6, any person whose name was publicly submitted to the governor by the judicial nominating commission for a judicial vacancy was deemed eligible for a subsequent nomination by the governor for a period of five years.

After 12 years as an assistant Crown Attorney, Bonkalo applied for one of two judicial vacancies in the Brampton Provincial Court.

Rhode Island: bill requires Judicial Nominating Commission name at least one person of color for every judicial vacancy

Legislation introduced last week in the Rhode Island House would require the state's Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) send at least one person of color for every judicial vacancy in the state.

Legislation introduced last month in the Rhode Island House that would require the state's Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) send at least one person of color for every judicial vacancy in the state has been held for further study possibly stalling out for the session.

While the source of the money used to make the gift was masked from the public, a trail of clues puts the contribution at the doorstep of some of the same actors — most notably Leonard Leo, an executive vice president at the conservative Federalist Society — who have helped promote Trump's mission, and that of his White House counsel, Don McGahn, to fill judicial vacancies as quickly as he can with staunchly conservative, preferably young jurists.

The judicial vacancy was created by the passing of Circuit Judge Eddie C. Lovelace on Sept. 17, 2012.

Judicial nominating commissions are responsible for reviewing applicants for judicial vacancies in their district and selecting applicants for nomination to the bench.

Legal groups have been urging the Liberals since they took office in 2015 to quickly fill judicial vacancies across the country.

Judicial nominating commissions are responsible for reviewing applications and selecting nominees for appointment to judicial vacancies in their district.

Judicial nominating commissions review applications for judicial vacancies in their district and select nominees for appointment by the governor.

Here's one big problem: judicial vacancies.

Rhode Island: bill requiring Judicial Nominating Commission name at least one person of color for every judicial vacancy stalls in committee

There also are many judicial vacancies, some of which have existed for several years.

Each of Colorado's 22 judicial districts has a judicial nominating commission, which reviews applicants for judicial vacancies and selects nominees for the governor's consideration.

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On January 1, 1995, she was appointed Solicitor General for the State of New York by Attorney General Dennis C. Vacco and served in that capacity until appointed, in September 1996, by Governor George E. Pataki to fill a vacancy in the State Supreme Court, Third Judicial District.

The New York County Democratic Committee has announced the formation of an Independent Judicial Screening Panel to report on candidates for nomination by the Democratic Party for one (1) New York County Supreme Court vacancy, which will be filled in the... Continue reading →

The following were approved by the Independent Judicial Screening Panel for consideration for the one (1) New York County Civil Court vacancy: Louis Nock J. Machelle Sweeting Richard Tsai The Independent Judicial Screening Panel also recommends Arlene Bluth for re-election.

On April 5, 2016, the Independent Judicial Civil Court Screening Panel met and began the process of screening candidates for the nomination of the Democratic Party for two (2) New York County - wide Civil Court vacancies, one vacancy in the 4th... Continue reading →

The report shall be delivered at least ten days prior to the following times: (A) the first day for circulating designating petitions in the case of an elective position; (B) the meeting date of the Judicial Nominating Convention or other body nominating a candidate for elective judicial positions; or (C) the date any candidate is to be proposed for appointment for any such judicial position;, or (D) if the vacancy in such position occurs at such a time as to make it impossible to comply with the aforesaid timetable, the panel shall deliver its report as expeditiously as pJudicial Nominating Convention or other body nominating a candidate for elective judicial positions; or (C) the date any candidate is to be proposed for appointment for any such judicial position;, or (D) if the vacancy in such position occurs at such a time as to make it impossible to comply with the aforesaid timetable, the panel shall deliver its report as expeditiously as pjudicial positions; or (C) the date any candidate is to be proposed for appointment for any such judicial position;, or (D) if the vacancy in such position occurs at such a time as to make it impossible to comply with the aforesaid timetable, the panel shall deliver its report as expeditiously as pjudicial position;, or (D) if the vacancy in such position occurs at such a time as to make it impossible to comply with the aforesaid timetable, the panel shall deliver its report as expeditiously as possible.

(a) Whenever a Party nomination for a public office to be filled at a general or special election is not made at a primary election or by judicial nominating convention, or when no valid designating petition is filed with the board of elections (1) such nomination shall be made by the Executive Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision whose boundaries are coterminous with the County of New York or the Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by the Executive Committee or a subcommittee appointed by the Executive Committee for that purpose, and (2) such nomination shall be made by the appropriate District Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision wholly or partly contained within, but embracing only a part of, the County of New York or Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by a subcommittee appointed by said District Committee for that purpose.

(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).

The New York County Democratic Committee has announced the formation of an Independent Screening Panel to report on candidates for the nomination of the Democratic Party for one incumbent and four vacancies on the New York State Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District... Continue reading →

(3) Neither the Executive Committee nor the County Leader shall designate, nominate or propose any candidate for judicial offices which are to be elected county - wide in New York County, or which are to be proposed for appointment by the Mayor of the City of New York or by the Governor of the State of New York, exclusive of recommendations for interim appointment by the Mayor or the Governor, unless such candidate shall have been approved in that calendar year for such office by the independent panel., except that once a candidate for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court has been reported as highly qualified by at least two of the last four independent screening panels for that office, that candidate shall be considered as having been approved by the panel for such office during each of the four calendar years after the year in which the candidate shall have last achieved such status, (not counting a year in which there are no vacancies for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court other than a vacancy resulting from the expiration of the term of office of a justice eligible for and seeking re-election to that office, or a vacancy which has been filled by an interim Supreme Court justice seeking re-election who has been appointed by the Governor and who satisfies the requirements of sub-paragraph 4 (b), provided in each case that such justice has been determined by the independent panel to merit continuation in office), and such candidate shall not make application to the panel during any of such years unless the Committee on the Judiciary shall require the candidate to make such an application.

Also at 5:30 p.m., the Commission on Judicial Nomination holds open discussions on the nomination process for the upcoming vacancy of the seat held by Association Court of Appeals Judge Susan Phillips Read, New York City Bar Association, Manhattan.

In the case of the Supreme Court vacancy, the Judicial Delegates, also elected by Democratic voters in the Primary, then vote for the Democratic nominee from among the qualified candidates at a judicial conJudicial Delegates, also elected by Democratic voters in the Primary, then vote for the Democratic nominee from among the qualified candidates at a judicial conjudicial convention.

There are five (5) vacancies in the Bronx's 12th Judicial District.

On July 8th, the New York County Democratic Committee announced the formation of an Independent Screening Panel to report on candidates for the nomination of the Democratic Party for three (3) vacancies on the New York State Supreme Court, 1st Judicial District (New York County), which will be filled in the November general election.