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• n  the position of judge

• When Noel Hillman, head of the corruption probe surrounding lobbyist Jack Abramoff, stepped down last week after President Bush nominated him for a federal judgeship in New Jersey .
• The New Deal wants to give him the judgeship, now vacant.
• One important factor that weighed heavily in favor of Burger accepting the judgeship was his wife's health.

• judicature

News & Articles

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• First Lesbian Latina Confirmed to Federal Judgeship
  Nitza Ileana Quiñones Alejandro made history this week when she became the first openly gay Latina to be nominated to a federal judgeship. Also this week, President Obama hosted a reception at the White House in honor of LGBT Pride Month.
  June 14, 2013 - HispanicBusiness.com
• District attorney applies for vacant NM judgeship
  District Attorney Diana Martwick of Alamogordo is among seven lawyers asking to be considered for a vacant judgeship in southern New Mexico.
  June 12, 2013 - News West 9 Midland
• Seventeen lawyers nominated for new Bibb State Court judgeship
  Seventeen lawyers are being considered to fill a new Bibb County State Court judgeship.
  June 10, 2013 - Macon Telegraph

Quotes

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• Richard Lugar in Examiner.com
  His performance as US attorney for the Northern District of Indiana has been nothing short of remarkable, and I am confident that he will approach his judgeship with the same enthusiasm and proficiency,Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., said in...
• Orrin Hatch in The Free Lance-Star
  There's a difference in how Democrat judgeship nominations get treated by Republicans and how Republican nominations are treated by Democrats,said Hatch, who announced Friday he would oppose Kagan.
• Dianne Feinstein in Central Valley Business Times
  There hasn't been a new permanent judgeship for the Eastern District of California since 1978, and since that time this district has seen explosive growth - in population and in prisons,says Ms. Feinstein. "The caseload is so heavy that it...