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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,597 posts)
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 12:21 PM Aug 2017

***** announces sixth round of conservative judicial nominees

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. From the Washington Times.

Hat tip, Above The Law: Morning Docket: 08.04.17

Trump announces sixth round of conservative judicial nominees

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times - Thursday, August 3, 2017

President Trump announced Thursday night his intention to appoint a new round of 10 federal judges, the sixth group of judicial nominees since he took office, and five more federal prosecutors.

The president is tapping attorney Michael B. Brennan of Wisconsin to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, a seat that has been vacant since 2010, longest in the appellate system. Mr. Brennan served for nine years as a judge on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court. ... Mr. Trump also is nominating attorney L. Steven Grasz of Nebraska to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Mr. Grasz spent more than eleven years as Nebraska’s chief deputy attorney general.

The other judicial nominees are attorney Donald C. Coggins, Jr., for the District Court of South Carolina; Louisiana state Judge Terry A. Doughty to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana; attorney Michael J. Juneau of Louisiana to serve as a district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana; attorney A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., for the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina; Assistant U.S. Attorney Holly Lou Teeter of Kansas for the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas; federal magistrate Judge Robert E. Wier of Kentucky for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky; attorney Elizabeth Ann Copeland of Texas to serve as a judge on the U.S. Tax Court; and Justice Department attorney Patrick J. Urda of Indiana for the U.S. Tax Court.

The president named the following nominees for posts as federal prosecutors: District Attorney Scott C. Blader of Waushara County, Wisconsin, to serve as U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin; Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert M. Duncan, Jr. of Kentucky to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; attorney John R. Lausch Jr. of Illinois for U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; and Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney William J. Powell of Jefferson County, West Virginia, to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia.
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***** announces sixth round of conservative judicial nominees (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 OP
Elections have consequences... Blue_Tires Aug 2017 #1
Yes they do. Historic NY Aug 2017 #2
Packing the courts quickly is the only area where 45 is actually excelling. LonePirate Aug 2017 #3
Elections have consequences... LenaBaby61 Aug 2017 #4
Another stolen seat courtesy of Ron "Brain Tumor made McCain vote" Johnson bronxiteforever Aug 2017 #5
Kick. dalton99a Aug 2017 #6
Get this ass out of office NOW! No time to spare! BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #7

LonePirate

(13,431 posts)
3. Packing the courts quickly is the only area where 45 is actually excelling.
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 12:59 PM
Aug 2017

Of course it helps when he has a compliant Senate more than willing to assist him.

LenaBaby61

(6,977 posts)
4. Elections have consequences...
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 01:04 PM
Aug 2017

Especially when they're gerrymandered, GOP voter-suppressed, rigged and interfered with by a hostile foreign entity in russia. And, as 2018 approaches, there isn't going to be anything being done by tRumputin's Dept. of Homeland Security or beauguard to stop ruskie interference, and there surely isn't going to be anything done as it relates to gerrymandering, GOP-led voter-suppression or shoring-up the WAYS in which we vote IE: working voting machines, having enough places to vote, and having our votes counted properly.

Democrats are NOT in a good place as far as voting is concerned because the GOP is in complete charge of collecting and counting/tallying all of the votes all across this country

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
5. Another stolen seat courtesy of Ron "Brain Tumor made McCain vote" Johnson
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 01:05 PM
Aug 2017

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump's pick to fill a long-standing federal appellate court vacancy never cleared a state vetting commission, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin's office said Friday.

Trump's administration announced Friday morning that he had chosen Milwaukee attorney Michael Brennan to fill the opening on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. The slot has stood empty since 2010, when Judge Terrance T. Evans announced his semi-retirement. He died the following year.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2017-08-04/trump-nominates-new-7th-circuit-judge-wisconsin-attorney

Plus
"Obama previously put forward a nominee for the slot, Victoria Nourse, in 2010. But Johnson blocked her in committee by refusing to submit his so-called “blue slip,” a committee tradition that allows home-state senators to advance or hold up nominees. Nourse asked Obama to withdraw her nomination in 2012, calling the confirmation process “broken.”

http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/Law-Day/2015/Seventh-Circuit-Vacancies-LD2015.aspx

BigmanPigman

(51,626 posts)
7. Get this ass out of office NOW! No time to spare!
Thu Aug 10, 2017, 05:50 PM
Aug 2017

I hope he goes super crazy and says the dumbest, craziezt shit ever. What could he say? Hitler is his hero or All men ages 20-50 will have to sign up for the draft or Pence's wife wears army boots?

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