March 11, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe Senate Judiciary Committee has voted in favor of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson's nomination for a federal
judgeship.
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March 11, 2010
Michael HoskinsAn Indianapolis federal magistrate joins two of her colleagues in getting a U.S. Senate committee's approval to become
an Article III judge for Indiana.
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March 10, 2010
Michael HoskinsA U.S. Senate committee is expected to discuss and vote Thursday on an Indianapolis federal magistrate judge's nomination
for a judgeship in the Southern District of Indiana.
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March 4, 2010
Michael HoskinsDawn Johnsen, nominated to be a key legal advisor for the president, was approved 12-7 along party lines by the U.S. Senate
Judiciary Committee. Also, two of the three Indiana judicial nominees for the federal bench have gotten a green light from
the committee.
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March 4, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerMore than a year since she was first nominated to head the Office of Legal Counsel, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee this
morning approved Indiana law professor Dawn Johnsen along party lines for the second time. Two of the three Indiana judicial
nominees for the federal bench also received the green light this morning. Johnsen and the judicial nominees can now be voted
on by the full Senate.
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February 25, 2010
Michael HoskinsThanks in part to the high-profile health-care summit today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee postponed votes this morning
on three Indiana judicial nominees and a Bloomington law professor being considered for a key Department of Justice spot.
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February 17, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee had a chance to ask questions of Indiana's three judicial nominees Feb. 11, and it's
now poised to decide whether the full Senate should have a chance to consider them for the federal bench.
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February 10, 2010
Michael HoskinsIf snow doesn't get in the way, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee may discuss on Thursday morning three Indiana federal
judicial nominees and the long-delayed nomination of a Bloomington law professor for the Department of Justice.
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January 21, 2010
IL StaffPresident Barack Obama's list of 40 nominees included four Indiana nominations.
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January 20, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerAfter her nomination to head the Office of Legal Counsel was returned to the president at the end of 2009, an Indiana University
Maurer School of Law - Bloomington professor is expected to be renominated by President Barack Obama.
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January 8, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerAn Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington professor is expected to be renominated by President Barack Obama
to head the Office of Legal Counsel after the Senate sent her nomination back to the White House in December.
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January 6, 2010
Michael HoskinsIndiana's legal community got a mixed bag of gifts on Christmas Eve, as one former Hoosier attorney received Senate confirmation
for an ambassadorship, a federal prosecutor in Hammond learned he might be promoted, and a Bloomington law professor got what
amounts to a lump of coal as senators sent her nearly yearold nomination back to the president for reconsideration.
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January 6, 2010
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December 16, 2009
IL StaffIndiana University Maurer School of Law professor Charles G. Geyh appeared before the U.S. House of Representative's Committee
on the Judiciary Tuesday as a witness in its hearing on the possible impeachment of U.S. District Judge Thomas G. Porteous
of New Orleans.
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November 19, 2009
Michael HoskinsU.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton is the newest jurist on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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November 17, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe full U.S. Senate has ended debate on the controversial nomination of U.S. Judge David F. Hamilton, and now senators will
vote as soon as Wednesday morning on his confirmation to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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November 17, 2009
Michael HoskinsIndiana is at the heart of a legislative discussion about the future of the federal judiciary, and debate about a judge's
controversial nomination is coming to a head this week.
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November 11, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe U.S. Senate leader has filed a motion to limit debate on an Indianapolis judge's nomination for the 7th Circuit Court
of Appeals, setting an hour of debate and roll call vote for Nov. 17.
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November 10, 2009
Michael HoskinsAn Indianapolis judge's potential elevation to the federal appeals bench remains controversial even as the full U.S. Senate
inches closer to voting on his nomination in the next week.
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September 10, 2009
Michael HoskinsA bill proposed this week would add a new federal judgeship to the Southern District of Indiana, a recommendation that's
been pitched for years but has failed to garner enough legislative support.
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July 28, 2009
IL StaffThe U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a full hearing at 10 a.m. Wednesday on the nomination
of Indianapolis attorney John R. Fernandez to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development in the U.S. Department
of Commerce.
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June 4, 2009
Michael HoskinsAfter surviving a Senate committee's party-line vote today, an Indianapolis-based federal judge must now get approval
from the full U.S. Senate in order to move to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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June 4, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Senate Judiciary Committee has just voted in favor of U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton's nomination to the 7th
Circuit Court of Appeals.
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May 15, 2009
Michael HoskinsThe Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote next week on U.S. Judge David Hamilton's nomination for the 7th Court of
Appeals.
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April 30, 2009
Michael HoskinsEven though Republicans insisted on a rare second judicial nomination hearing for U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton, it
remained unclear Wednesday what need there was for the Indianapolis judge to appear again before the Senate Judiciary Committee
in his bid for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.
With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.