That's why nomination fights over jurists for the federal bench have become increasingly vitriolic and bitter.
Still, some on the federal bench refuse to countenance such tactics in their more brazen variations.
If confirmed, the nominees will fill some of the 100-plus vacancies on the federal bench.
Robertson, who remains on the federal bench, reportedly resigned in protest of the NSA program.
Perhaps on the federal bench he will be more receptive to such claims.
During almost 20 years on the federal bench, he heard some of the most important terrorism cases in the country.
Still, Weinstein, a veteran of the federal bench, ruled the plaintiffs are entitled to present their arguments to a jury.
The dead judge was named by officials as John Roll, who had spent more than 40 years on the federal bench.
Judge Roll was appointed to the federal bench by President George H.
Prior to joining the federal bench, Judge Roll served as an Arizona state judge and as a prosecutor at the city, county and federal levels.
She went on to laud her Latina upbringing and culture before delivering a brief history on the ascension of women and minorities to the federal bench.
Mukasey retired from the federal bench a year ago and returned to work at the private law firm where he worked before he became a judge.
On the federal bench, Judge Roll developed a reputation for dealing sternly with criminal defendants, especially those accused of crossing illegally into the state from Mexico.
He was appointed to the federal bench in New York by President Reagan, and he heard many high-profile terrorism cases in the roughly 20 years that followed.
Obama had nominated 33 people to the federal bench in January, including Halligan, saying at the time that many had waited more than six months for a vote.
Years later on the federal bench, Sotomayor said she encountered similar treatment from older white men particularly, who seemed to speak longer to her than other lawyers.
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Judge Roll also spent considerable time promoting the federal bench.
Obama's three new nominees, two white women and a black man, contribute to a White House commitment to bring diversity to the federal bench historically dominated by white men.
Thus far, the court decisions are breaking down along party lines, with two Democratic appointees to the federal bench having upheld the law and two Republican appointees ruling against it.
Other positions are very valuable, they might look good on a resume and Judge Mukasey has many, many contacts in the legal world from his nearly 20 years on the federal bench.
Mr. Dupnik, a Democrat, is friends with the critically injured congresswoman and had a personal relationship with Judge John Roll, the chief of Tucson's federal bench who was slain in the attack.
He managed to swim for about one hour almost every morning, and he showed up many days at the federal courthouse in Tucson in his burgundy-colored Corvette, said Richard Weare, a senior administrator for the federal bench in Arizona.
Judge John Roll served our legal system for nearly 40 years. (Applause.) A graduate of this university and a graduate of this law school -- (applause) -- Judge Roll was recommended for the federal bench by John McCain 20 years ago -- (applause) -- appointed by President George H.
Guided by his old friend Ted Olson, who is now in private law practice, Giuliani assembled a Justice Advisory Committee that included Steven Calabresi, one of the founders of the Federalist Society, and Miguel Estrada, whose nomination to the federal bench in 2001 was filibustered by Democrats for more than two years, before he finally withdrew.
For its own part, the White House got out front early in the spin cycle, saying the president had won up-or-down votes on three of its previously blocked nominees to the federal appeals bench: Priscilla Owen, William Pryor and Janice Rogers Brown.
The Solicitor General is the federal government's principal lawyer before the bench.
Roberts, 50, who serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, considered the most influential federal panel outside of the Supreme Court, took the bench in 2003 after his confirmation was held up two years by Senate Democrats.
There are four vacancies on that bench -- more than any of the 13 federal appeals courts -- and much of the debate on Halligan was whether the court's caseload was enough to justify filling the bench with more judges.
Federal Judge Larry Alan Burns indicated he would then rule from the bench on the competency issue.
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According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, they have already notified the Federal Police, via Interpol, that Antonini was apprised of a bench warrant issued by an Argentinian judge.
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