Category: Judges

Judges

Judge Walker on non-delegation, Chevron deference, and writing that first draft

The newest D.C. Circuit judge, Justin Walker, has received considerable attention in the press for his relative youth (he was born in 1982).  Less noticed ...
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Judges

A little-noticed recent article by new D.C. Circuit judge Brown Jackson

Today, Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as a judge on the D.C. Circuit by the U.S. Senate.  You probably know that Judge Brown Jackson sat ...
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Judges

Biden nominates South Carolina District Judge to replace Tatel

You may have missed it in the holiday bustle, but on December 23 President Biden announced his nominee to replace D.C. Circuit Judge David Tatel, ...
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Judges

Florence Pan nominated to D.C. Circuit

Today the president announced that he’s picked someone to fill the seat soon to be vacated by Ketanji Brown-Jackson, who has been confirmed as a ...
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Judges

D.C. Circuit nominee Bradley Garcia to be considered by full Senate

The Senate Judiciary Committee today reported D.C. Circuit nominee Bradley Garcia to the full Senate. Garcia is 36 years old. If confirmed, he would be ...
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Judges

D.C. Circuit Judge Laurence Silberman dies at 86

The biggest news at the court this fall so far has not been a decision—the court is enjoying its usual post-summer lull—but the death of ...
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Appellate procedure

Federal Circuit judge sues her fellow judges in D.C. district court

Yesterday, in federal district court in DC, Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman sued her fellow judges for trying to oust her from the Federal Circuit. ...
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