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Governor Newsom announces judicial appointments and nominations impacting two local jurisdictions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Catherine Swysen to serve as a judge in the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court and nominated Judge Tari Cody as an…
New York Note: State of the City, Governor’s Budget, Judicial Appointments | Cozen O’Connor
Mayor Adams Delivers State of the City
Last Thursday, Mayor Adams delivered his second State of the City address. In his address, Mayor Adams outlined a “Working People's Agenda” focusing on jobs, safety, housing, and care. Some policy…
Governor Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments 1.31.23
First District Court of Appeal
Justice Tracie L. Brown, 51, of San Francisco County, has been nominated to serve as Presiding Justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division Four, where she has served as an Associate Justice…
New York Note: State of the City, Governor’s Budget, Judicial Appointments
Mayor Adams Delivers State of the City
Last Thursday, Mayor Adams delivered his second State of the City address. In his address, Mayor Adams outlined a “Working People's Agenda” focusing on jobs, safety, housing, and care. Some policy…
Constitutional Council approves several judicial appointments
The Constitutional Council met today (30) in Parliament presided by the Speaker and the Chairman of the Constitutional Council, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, said the Communications Department of the Parliament.
Prime…
Advocates protest Union Law Minister’s remark on judicial appointments
CHENNAI: A section of advocates linked to the Democratic Advocates' Association on Monday staged a protest near the Aavin Gate of Madras High Court to condemn the recent statements of Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju…
MK Stalin On Government Nominee In Judicial Appointments
Seeking inclusion of government nominees in the collegium system is improper, said MK Stalin (File)Chennai: Seeking inclusion of government nominees in the collegium system on appointments to the higher judiciary is tantamount to…
Based on Biden’s two years of judicial appointments, Trump’s four-year record seems secure
This post provides metrics of Biden judicial appointments in the two years since Inauguration Day and updates an earlier post on Biden’s four-year prospects.
Biden’s pace of nominations and confirmations slowed in his second year…
Judicial appointments must have democratic legitimacy
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar's views on the role of the judiciary have generated a lively debate in our argumentative democracy. He raised two issues: the basic features doctrine enunciated by the Supreme Court, essentially…
Indian government and Supreme Court must end the stand-off on judicial appointments
The publication of these inputs has left the government seeing thing. They argue that intelligence agencies' work will be hampered if they fear their reports will be made public. However, the government can't have it both ways. On the…