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Selection Snapshots

Senators Shy From Obama Filibuster Reform
Senators Shy From Obama Filibuster Reform
In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for judicial nominees to get an up-or-down vote after 90 days, regardless of whether they could overcome a filibuster.
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Democrats win Virginia judicial standoff
Democrats win Virginia judicial standoff
After a standoff over judicial appointments brought senate business to a halt, lieutenant governor and 2013 gubernatorial candidate Bill Bolling called for the creation of a bipartisan judicial selection commission. (Virginia is one of two states where the legislature appoints judges.) As a result of the November 2011 elections, the senate is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.
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Wisconsin: Gableman won’t recuse himself from disputed Supreme Court cases
Wisconsin: Gableman won’t recuse himself from disputed Supreme Court cases
Justice Michael Gableman rejected requests that he recuse himself from three cases involving a law firm that defended him for free against an ethics violation charge. Gableman noted that justices should recuse  themselves only when they believe they cannot act impartially or when it might appear that they cannot do so.
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Diverse Views Among Lawmakers on Judicial Selection
Diverse Views Among Lawmakers on Judicial Selection
A proposal to amend the constitution to establish merit selection and retention for appellate judges and justices met with support and opposition from both Republicans and Democrats in the legislature. The proposal would make constitutional a selection system that is currently statutory.
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Alabama: Fundraising battle heats up in Chief Justice race
Alabama: Fundraising battle heats up in Chief Justice race
The three candidates competing to be the Republican candidate for chief justice of the supreme court raised nearly $150,000 in January for the March primary campaign.
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Kansas: Sedgwick County judges contributed to anti-abortion PAC
Kansas: Sedgwick County judges contributed to anti-abortion PAC
According to campaign finance records, two trial court judges made $100 contributions to an anti-abortion PAC after hearing cases involving abortion-related issues. The two judges serve in Sedgwick County, where judges are chosen in partisan elections, and are up for reelection this fall.
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Tennessee: Bill Haslam, Ron Ramsey and Beth Harwell announce Judicial Selection Legislation
Tennessee: Bill Haslam, Ron Ramsey and Beth Harwell announce Judicial Selection Legislation
The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house jointly proposed a constitutional amendment that would establish a merit selection and retention system for the state’s appellate judges. If approved by the legislature, the measure would go on the ballot in 2014. (A merit selection and retention system is currently in place, but it is statutorily based.)
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Illinois: Kay, Evans bill targets controversial campaign contributions
Illinois: Kay, Evans bill targets controversial campaign contributions
Two Republican legislators proposed a bill that would require attorneys to disclose to the judge and all parties to a lawsuit any campaign contributions of more than $500 made to that judge by the attorney or the attorney’s firm within the past five years. The bill would also require the judge’s recusal upon a motion filed by a non-contributing party.
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Commission Recommends Three Attorneys for D.C. Superior Court Vacancy
Commission Recommends Three Attorneys for D.C. Superior Court Vacancy
The District of Columbia Judicial Nominating Commission recommended three public sector attorneys to fill a vacancy on the D.C. superior court. The White House has 60 days to select a nominee, who then appears before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for confirmation proceedings.
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New Jersey: Christie High Court Picks Include First Asian, Gay Justices
New Jersey: Christie High Court Picks Include First Asian, Gay Justices
Christie nominated two men who would bring greater diversity to the state’s highest court—the first openly gay justice and the first Asian-American justice. The nominees must be confirmed by the Democratic-controlled senate.
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