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	Federal Judiciary Frequently Asked Questions
		The chief judge is the judge in regular active service who is senior in commission of those judges who are (1) 64 years of age or under; (2) have served for one year or more as a judge; and (3) have not previously served as chief judge.
		A U.S. magistrate judge is a judicial officer of the district court and is appointed by majority vote of the active district judges of the court to exercise jurisdiction over matters assigned by statute as well as those delegated by the district judges.
		The number of magistrate judge positions is determined by the Judicial Conference of the United States, based on recommendations of the respective district courts, the judicial councils of the circuits, and the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
	www.uscourts.gov /faq.html (3778 words)

	Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		She was appointed Associate Judge of the D.C. Superior Court in October 1984, and served as Deputy Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division from 1995 until her appointment to the federal bench.
		Judge Kollar-Kotelly has been a Fellow of the American Bar Association, a founding member of the Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine in a joint teaching program on mental health and the law, and chair of the Board of the Art Trust for Superior Court.
		Judge Kotelly was appointed by Chief Justice Rehnquist to serve as a member of the Judicial Conference Committee on Financial Disclosure from June 2000 through May 2002, and in May 2002 Chief Justice Rehnquist appointed Judge Kotelly to serve as Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which is a 7-year appointment.
	www.dcd.uscourts.gov /kotelly-bio.html (234 words)

	law.com - Federal Judge in New York Finds Death Penalty Unconstitutional
		U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff's decision, which held that the death penalty denies due process under the Fifth Amendment, is the first to declare that the 1994 Federal Death Penalty Act violates the U.S. Constitution.
		In court papers filed in May, federal prosecutors argued that the constitutionality of the death penalty was not ripe for review; that the Supreme Court in Herrera understood the inherent flaws of the judicial system when it validated the death penalty; and that the studies cited by the judge were either unreliable or irrelevant.
		The judge chided the government for suggesting that Rodriguez was not entitled to the presumption of innocence for this motion, since he had allegedly confessed to the murder during questioning.
	www.law.com /jsp/article.jsp?id=1024078932601 (1196 words)

	Liberal Common Sense: Judge James Whittemore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		i consider what this judge done as out right murder, and for a judge to take the life of anyone that is not on life support, she smiles, she follows objects, she knows her mother and family.
		And this judge gave him his way, you would be put in jail for not giving a animal water or food but a person is denied the same.
		Judge Whittemore is a religious man, the fact that he does not want to hear emotion he wants to hear facts is what the case is really about....facts.
	liberalcommonsense.blogspot.com /2005/03/judge-james-whittemore.html (4104 words)

	Federal judge won't halt probe of reporter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		But after the judge's ruling in U.S. District Court, the journalist's attorneys immediately got into their cars, drove across town and asked a state court judge to stop the investigation, repeating their claims that the probe is a violation of a journalist's right to gather information.
		The federal judge's decision to intervene in a state investigation stunned many legal experts who contended that the federal government did not have a right to interfere with a state case.
		The judge said Colorado law and 10th Circuit law made it clear a federal judge cannot intervene if there is "an ongoing judicial proceeding" in which there was a "pending or about to be pending" state action.
	www.bouldernews.com /extra/ramsey/1999/29clewi.html (659 words)

	USATODAY.com - Previously threatened, judge discovers her family slain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A federal judge who was targeted for assassination by a white supremacist was under the protection of federal marshals Tuesday after her husband and mother were shot to death in Chicago.
		John Wood, a San Antonio federal district judge, was shot to death in 1979, the first sitting federal judge slain in the 20th century.
		Federal Judge Richard Daronco was shot to death at his home in Pelham, N.Y., in 1988.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-03-01-judge-bodies_x.htm?csp=36 (716 words)

	Boston.com / Business / Federal judge removed from asbestos cases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A federal judge was removed from three of the five bankruptcy cases he had been overseeing involving companies sued by people exposed to asbestos.
		Wolin was assigned the five cases in late 2001 by the chief judge of the 3rd Circuit in what Wolin has described as an "unprecedented concentration of authority over nationwide asbestos litigation" for coordinated management of the complex cases.
		They said the judge can filter any information from the advisers that is not objective and that delaying the cases to assign a new judge would harm the bankrupt companies and people suffering from asbestos-related problems.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2004/05/18/federal_judge_removed_from_asbestos_cases (491 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / Federal judge claims sentencing pressure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson made the claim in a statement explaining his reasons for not granting a "downward departure" from federal sentencing guidelines in a criminal case he handled.
		When judges depart downward, federal prosecutors now have to report the decision to the attorney general, who reports that to Congress, which in turn can attempt to require a judge to justify the move.
		In May, Minnesota's chief federal judge, James Rosenbaum, was called to testify before the House Judiciary Committee, which threatened to subpoena his records in all cases in which he departed from the guidelines.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2003/10/22/federal_judge_claims_sentencing_pressure (458 words)

	law.com - Federal Judge Blasts U.S. Attorney Over Plea Deal
		A federal judge on Thursday slammed the Miami U.S. Attorney's handling of a small-time drug dealer's case as "an abomination" of federal sentencing guidelines and refused to sign off on a deal he contends is too lenient.
		Those new rules followed the enactment of legislation, strongly supported by Ashcroft, limiting the discretion of federal judges to tailor sentences to individual cases and to monitor the sentencing patterns of judges.
		Judge Ward acted after Assistant State Attorney Timothy Brisibe informed the court that two of Himick's former defense attorneys, Assistant Public Defender William J. Surowiec and solo practitioner Alex J. Michaels, had come forward to acknowledge serious deficiencies in the defense of Himick's earlier cases.
	www.law.com /jsp/article.jsp?id=1081792938866 (948 words)

	Lying Federal Judge James Ware of the Nineth Circuit Court of Appeals
		Lying Judge Ware, in a spellbinding speech to 300 lawyers and judges in 1995, said his passion for justice was formed on the September 1963 day when his brother Virgil was shot off the handlebars of a bicycle he was pedaling, according to a story in the
		Ware, a well-respected federal judge in San Jose, notified the White House Thursday afternoon he was taking himself out of contention for a seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, said U.S. Justice Department spokesman Michael Gordon.
		The judge repeatedly told how he was pedaling the bicycle that dreadful day when a white teenager fatally shot Virgil as he rode on the handlebars.
	www.fa-ir.org /ai/judgeware.htm (1113 words)

	Judicial Biographies
		Judge Mayer is admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia.
		Judge Mayer became the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on December 25, 1997, and relinquished that position on December 24, 2004, after having held that position for seven years.
		Judge Mayer is married to the former Mary Anne McCurdy, who is a teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia, and they have two daughters, Anne Christian and Rebecca Paige.
	www.fedcir.gov /judgbios.html (1063 words)

	WallBuilders \| Resources \| Impeachment of Federal Judges
		After citizens in a statewide election voted down a proposed tax-increase in Missouri, a federal judge, in direct violation of Article I of the Constitution, unilaterally set aside the election results and instead decreed that the tax be levied in order to finance his own personal plan for education in the State.
		Similarly, after a federal judge overturned a binding referendum by the voters of California (“Proposition 209”), national leaders called for the impeachment of that judge.
		In fact, there are several examples of federal judges correcting their own decisions after hearing Congressional calls for their impeachment; and an actual impeachment sends an even more powerful message to all other wayward leaning judges.
	www.wallbuilders.com /resources/search/detail.php?ResourceID=69 (2158 words)

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		Judge Gleeson went to college at Georgetown University and received his law degree in 1980 from the University of Virginia School of Law.
		Boyce F. Martin, Jr., United States Circuit Judge in the Sixth Circuit, Judge Gleeson was a litigation associate at Cravath, Swaine and Moore from 1981 to 1985.
		Judge Gleeson is a member of the Defenders Services Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the American Law Institute, the American Judicature Society, and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
	www.nyed.uscourts.gov /General_Information/Court_Phone_Book/JG/jg.html (246 words)

	Gannon Cannon - Part 3 Bush/FBI/CIA/IRS Role In Muders Of Federal Judge's Family
		Judge Lefkow and her now murdered husband, Michael Lefkow, a church official and lawyer, were very tight with the writers and owners and operators of a Chicago-based entertainment weekly, called the Chicago Reader.
		The Special Federal Prosecutor in the Valerie Plame Affair, reportedly needed the assistance of judges in the federal courthouse to behind the scenes assist with some federal grand jury problems which may lead up to a federal criminal indictment of George W. Bush himself.
		Most of the federal judges in the federal courthouse in Chicago are GOP appointees.
	www.rense.com /general63/gann.htm (1650 words)

	Federal Judge Expresses Concern About Death Penalty
		federal judge in Boston voiced alarm today that imposing the death penalty "will inevitably result in the execution of innocent people." But he declined to rule that that the death penalty is unconstitutional.
		Judge Wolf, a former federal prosecutor and Justice Department official, was appointed to the bench by President Ronald Reagan.
		Only one federal jury has sentenced a defendant to death in a jurisdiction that does not have its own death penalty since the federal death penalty was reinstated in 1988.
	www.nytimes.com /2003/08/11/national/11CND-DEAT.html?ex=1376020800&en=1a3fec589ffe929b&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (679 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Federal judge considers Schiavo case (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A federal judge at an emergency hearing yesterday in Tampa, Fla., declined to intervene immediately in the case of Terri Schindler-Schiavo, the 39-year-old disabled woman whose husband and legal guardian Michael Schiavo has been on a five-year crusade to end her life by removal of her feeding tube.
		Attempting to move the case to the federal level is the latest strategy by Bob and Mary Schindler of Gulf Port, Fla., and their attorney Pat Anderson to prevent Terri's death by court-ordered starvation.
		She described Lazzara as an exceptionally hard-working judge, adding he is bound by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine which he mentioned in his order.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34399 (1255 words)

	HistoryLink Essay: Federal Judge George Boldt issues historic ruling affirming Native American treaty fishing rights on ...
		Federal Judge George Boldt issues historic ruling affirming Native American treaty fishing rights on February 12, 1974.
		On February 12, 1974, Federal Judge George Boldt (1903-1984) issues an historic ruling reaffirming the rights of Washington's Indian tribes to fish in accustomed places.
		Judge Boldt finally held that the government's promise to secure the fisheries for the tribes was central to the treaty-making process and that the tribes had an original right to the fish, which they extended to white settlers.
	www.historylink.org /essays/output.cfm?file_id=5282 (532 words)

	FOX23 - Coverage & Convenience - Federal judge refuses to block state smoking ban law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - A federal court judge on Tuesday upheld the state's new smoking ban, rejecting the arguments of a group of bar owners that it is unconstitutionally vague and places undue financial hardship on businesses without any adequate recourse.
		However, U.S. District Judge Lawrence Kahn said in a 14-page decision that the plaintiffs had failed to establish that the law would create irreparable harm and that their lawsuit had little chance of success.
		Kahn also said bar and restaurant owners would have to show more than "a mere possibility of irreparable harm" and that when it came to balancing adverse business consequences and adverse physical health effects, the scales were tipped in favor of good health.
	www.fox23news.com /news/regional/story.aspx?content_id=18425895-3FCC-4499-84C1-1601F380D158 (699 words)

	CNN.com - Federal judge weighs Schiavo case - Mar 21, 2005
		TAMPA, Florida (CNN) -- A federal judge Monday heard arguments on whether a feeding tube should be reinserted for Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged woman at the center of a tug of war that triggered extraordinary congressional action over the weekend.
		Judge James Whittemore of the Middle District of Florida did not indicate when he might rule on the matter.
		Schiavo's feeding tube was removed Friday at the orders of a state court judge after repeated rulings that she is in a "persistent vegetative state" and that her husband and legal guardian, Michael Schiavo, has the right to make the decision.
	www.cnn.com /2005/LAW/03/21/schiavo (1185 words)

	Judge: Ohio voters can cast ballots at wrong polling place
		TOLEDO—A federal judge ruled today that Ohio voters can cast ballots Nov. 2 at the wrong polling place as long as they are in the county where they are registered.
		The judge said Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell can't enforce an earlier directive to elections boards requiring poll workers to send voters at the wrong polling place to their correct precinct.
		The lawsuit said federal law, which Congress passed in 2002, allows voters to cast provisional ballots at any polling place in their home county.
	www.enquirer.com /midday/10/10152004_News_mday_ohioballots15.html (520 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Federal judge denies request to have Schiavo feeding tube reinserted
		The judge said the 41-year-old woman's parents had not established a "substantial likelihood of success" at trial on the merits of their arguments.
		JUDGES: There are 12 active judges and six senior judges on the 11th Circuit.
		The tube was disconnected Friday on the orders of a state judge, prompting an extraordinary weekend effort by congressional Republicans to push through unprecedented emergency legislation Monday aimed at keeping her alive.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20050322-0715-brain-damagedwoman.html (921 words)

	CBN News - Federal Court Refuses Schiavo Appeal
		But this judge's ruling may not be the final word on this case.
		The judge's decision came in the early hours of the morning, a victory for Terri Schiavo's husband and a blow to her parents and supporters around the country.
		The case moved into federal court after Congress and the President stepped in with emergency legislation on the parent's behalf.
	www.cbn.com /cbnnews/news/050322b.asp (393 words)

	FindLaw's Writ - Hilden: A Federal Judge Dismisses an Obscenity Prosecution on Privacy Grounds
		Judge Lancaster's opinion is remarkable in that it shows a federal trial judge's willingness to admit what the U.S. Supreme Court will not: The emperor - here, the law of obscenity - has no clothes.
		The prosecution was brought under three federal obscenity statutes - one statute that prohibits mailing matter that is "obscene, lewd, lascivious, indecent, filthy or vile"; another statute that prohibits using the Internet to traffic in such material; and a third statute that prohibits conveying such material in interstate commerce.
		Judge Lancaster's opinion underlines one reason why we should be concerned about this campaign: It's not just about speech, but also about individual privacy and individual liberty.
	writ.news.findlaw.com /hilden/20050131.html (2192 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Judge tosses federal guides
		A Utah judge on Tuesday declared federal sentencing guidelines cannot be constitutionally applied in a child pornography case, taking the lead in a national debate sparked last week by the U.S. Supreme Court.
		In light of the ruling, which Cassell wrote imposed a "constitutional straitjacket" on the court, the judge determined he had three options in sentencing Finlayson's client, Brent Croxford, on one count of sexual exploitation of a child.
		U.S. District Chief Judge Dee Benson publicly criticized the guidelines in September 2002, when he was forced to sentence a 24-year-old man to 65 years in prison for a series of armed robberies.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595074075,00.html (881 words)

	Gannon Cannon - Part 5 Bush-Fraud, Bribery, Monopoly And Murder Of Federal Judge's Family
		Wives, sons, daughters, and other relatives of the Federal Judges in the District and in the Federal Appeals Court Circuit are made prized employees, associates, partners, or listed as being Of Counsel, another choice position at the law firm.
		Not taken into consideration by this in-an-alley phantasy is the numerous tie-ins between Federal Judges and their relatives being in some way part of huge law firms that defend Big Business and generally win in the crooked Federal Courts.
		The problem revolves around a hospital historically tied to the federal judges, and there are plaques on the walls of the hospital honoring the federal judges.
	www.rense.com /general63/gan5.htm (1480 words)

	ABC News: Federal Appeals Judge Pickering Retires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Joined by family and friends outside the federal courthouse in Hattiesburg, Pickering, 67, said he would not seek the nomination for a permanent seat on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans amid opposition from Democrats and civil rights groups.
		Bush first nominated Pickering, a federal judge in Mississippi, to the appeals court seat in 2001, but his confirmation was blocked by Democrats.
		The 5th Circuit handles appeals from Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana, and the federal judges on that circuit have been trailblazers on desegregation and voting rights in the past.
	abcnews.go.com /Politics/wireStory?id=315734&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (445 words)

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