Sentences with phrase «new judicial appointments»

«Those changes are expected to be implemented as soon as this month with the unveiling of 128 appointments to 16 new judicial appointments advisory committees (JACs), which have been reorganized to add a new seat reserved for police representatives, and to give the government a freer hand in selecting judges.»

Just over a week in, March has already seen a host of new judicial appointments announced across Canada.

Firstly, the day MacKay made these comments at the private OBA meeting, 10 new judicial appointments were made — nine were men.

The WTO is already on the verge of paralysis because the United States has vetoed new judicial appointments, letting the number of trade judges dwindle to four from the usual seven.

The search is on for a new judicial appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Not exact matches

Prominent Perth barrister Peter Quinlan has been appointed as the state's new solicitor general, along with several judicial appointments this week.

New York Times editorial on judicial appointments and abortion, September 23, 1993.

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.

(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.

Laura Ross: Chief of Staff, Office of New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams; member, Federal Screening Panel for regional judicial appointments; former Chief Counsel, New York State Senator Roy Goodman; Member, Board of Directors for the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City; Presidential Appointee to represent US at 64th United Nations General Assembly.

Berman, who also served as an assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern in the»90s, reportedly appeared on a list of potential New York judicial and prosecutorial appointments the Trump administration sent to the two New York Democratic senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.

The Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice, the Judicial Appointments Commission and the legal professions must monitor progress and look for new ways to encourage diversity.

Indeed, the most recent round of federal appointments of judges across the country included 9 new appointments, of which 3 were women, and in Manitoba, only 1 woman has been appointed out of 6 judicial appointments made in 2013.

The new process — through which qualified lawyers and persons holding judicial office in Canada may apply to the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments through the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs — was launched last year as Justice Thomas Cromwell prepared to retire from the Supreme Court; Malcolm Rowe became the first SCC justice to be appointed by this judicial office in Canada may apply to the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments through the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs — was launched last year as Justice Thomas Cromwell prepared to retire from the Supreme Court; Malcolm Rowe became the first SCC justice to be appointed by this Judicial Appointments through the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs — was launched last year as Justice Thomas Cromwell prepared to retire from the Supreme Court; Malcolm Rowe became the first SCC justice to be appointed by this Judicial Affairs — was launched last year as Justice Thomas Cromwell prepared to retire from the Supreme Court; Malcolm Rowe became the first SCC justice to be appointed by this process.

The new guidelines for Superior Court judicial appointments released this week highlight the need for Judicial Advisory Committees (JACs) to be more representative of Canada, and to receive training on diversity, unconscious bias, and assessment of merit, criteria which could also be applied to those aspiring to enter the projudicial appointments released this week highlight the need for Judicial Advisory Committees (JACs) to be more representative of Canada, and to receive training on diversity, unconscious bias, and assessment of merit, criteria which could also be applied to those aspiring to enter the proJudicial Advisory Committees (JACs) to be more representative of Canada, and to receive training on diversity, unconscious bias, and assessment of merit, criteria which could also be applied to those aspiring to enter the profession.

Committee review of remuneration (in this case, Justices of the Peace) is required for any new judicial office, can be done retroactively within a reasonable time after the appointments, and is so even where those appointed to the new judicial office are transferred from a previous judicial office.

Earlier this month, the provincial government announced new policies around judicial appointments, including options on application forms» to self - identify as Indigenous,... [more]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new process for judicial appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada, including a seven - member advisory board that will compile a short list for consideration.

This is nothing new: the O'Connor Judicial Selection Plan, which calls for commission - based appointment (or «merit selection») of judges, has been under attack in a number of states, and there seems to be a pattern to the attacks.

Despite Superior Court Chief Justice Heather Smith's call for prompt judicial appointments, Ontario is approaching the end of the year with nearly 30 vacancies for federally appointed judges across the province and no new appointments since April.

Committee review of remuneration (in this case, Justices of the Peace) is required for any new judicial office, can be done retroactively within a reasonable time after the appointments, and is so even where those appointed to the new judicial office were transferred from a previous judicial office.

The Bill was introduced by Michael Gove before the Referendum and contained a mixture of provisions relating to both criminal and civil justice; prison inspections and the use of mobile phones by prisoners, the new online dispute resolution system for civil cases as well as changes to judicial appointments and compensation for whiplash injuries.The Bill also contained provision restricting cross examination of victims of violence by the perpetrator.

Vince is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and serves on the panel that screens applicants for judicial appointment by the Governor of the State of New York.