Ex-Cravath Partner Turned Judicial Nominee Has Underwhelming Net Worth
As I’ve previously mentioned, one of my favorite parts of the judicial nomination process is the attendant financial voyeurism. Judicial nominees are required to make detailed disclosures about their...
View ArticleEx-Cravath Partner Nominated to S.D.N.Y. Is Pretty Stinking Rich
I recently wrote about Katherine B. Forrest, the celebrated litigatrix nominated to a federal judgeship on the breathtakingly prestigious Southern District of New York. Forrest currently serves as a...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: No, but we might criminalize failure to exfoliate.
I don’t have a problem with appointing an openly gay person. Because they’re not going to try to put sharia law in our laws. – Herman Cain, Republican presidential candidate, explaining why he would...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: Members of the Elect Stick Together
That’s very impressive support. Off the top of my head, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it. Washington is a small place, and informal channels will generally get word back to the...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: I would do anything for love Senate confirmation, but I...
One of [my handlers during my confirmation process] said, ‘You know, you might want to apologize for some of the things you wrote.’ I said to him, ‘Can we get one thing straight? I am not apologizing.’...
View ArticleThe Power Gays Of New York
As we all await a vote on gay marriage in New York, the New York Observer came out with a wonderful list: the 50 most powerful gay people in New York. They’ve called them “power gays,” and that, my...
View ArticleQuotes of the Day: Dueling Perspectives on Judge Paul Oetken
As the first openly gay man to be confirmed as a federal judge, he will be a symbol of how much we have achieved as a country in just the last few decades. And importantly, he will give hope to many...
View ArticleA Conservative’s Worst Nightmare: Justice Goodwin Liu?
Goodwin Liu, the Berkeley law professor whose nomination to the Ninth Circuit fell victim to a filibuster, is getting a nice consolation prize. Governor Jerry Brown just nominated Professor Liu to the...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 08.09.11
* Shocker: tenured law professors are well-paid (check out their median salaries), and they enjoy high job satisfaction. [TaxProf Blog] * Congratulations to David Boies and Ted Olson on winning the...
View ArticleCongratulations to Justice Goodwin Liu!
Congratulations to Goodwin Liu — until today Professor Liu, but after today, Justice Liu. In July, California Governor Jerry Brown nominated the 40-year-old Liu, a law professor at Boalt Hall, to serve...
View ArticleOpenly Gay Judicial Nominee Defeated For… Being Gay, And That’s It
Add Virignia to the list of states that think it should be totally okay to openly discriminate against gay people… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags:...
View ArticleSome Federal Judicial Congratulations — and a Bit of Trivia
Which circuit judge has the most former clerks who are now judges themselves? And how is Judge Kozinski spending the Memorial Day weekend? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: Justice Kennedy Likes Hawaii; Legal Education, Not So Much
Even Justice Kennedy has chimed in on the need for law schools to, uh, reevaluate their priorities… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: 9th Circuit,...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 08.20.12
* What happens if a Supreme Court clerk violates the Code of Conduct and leaks information to the press at the behest of a justice? At worst, he’d probably be forced to wash dirty socks from the SCOTUS...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 11.15.12
* In a move to “end the vacancy crisis,” one week after being reelected, and one day after the Senate returned to session, Barack Obama nominated seven people for open seats on federal district courts,...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 12.13.12
* How much could going over the fiscal cliff cost midlevel to senior associates whose bonuses get paid in January? Here’s an estimate. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * Congratulations to the...
View ArticleDianne Feinstein Movin’ On Up
[UPDATE: Hm...well it looks like everyone in D.C. (including Feinstein herself yesterday) was wrong. So she's sticking with her Intelligence chair. This assignment now becomes something of a "what...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 04.09.13
* Congratulations to Judge Patty Shwartz on her confirmation to the Third Circuit. She will be sorely missed in the District Court — especially by Judge Hochberg. [People for the American Way] * And...
View ArticleThe High Price of the Federal Bench
A minor scandal brewing in Las Vegas highlights the festering problem of campaign finance laws and federal judgeships. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on...
View ArticleSenators Call For Shrinking Small, Overworked D.C. Circuit
Republicans accuse President Obama of wantonly fulfilling his legal obligations. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Barack Obama, Charles Grassley,...
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