ACS Panel Event: Judicial Nominations in the First Year of the Obama Administration

American Constitutional Society
Judicial Nominations in the First Year of the Obama Administration

Start Time: Jan 28 2010 – 12:00am

Event Description:
 
On Thursday, January 28, 2010 ACS hosted a panel discussion, “Judicial Nominations in the First Year of the Obama Administration,” the first in a series of programs on judicial nominations. A diverse panel of experts will consider issues such as the importance of filling judicial vacancies, the degree to which the federal courts are understaffed, the pace of nomination and confirmation over the past year, and what to expect going forward. Panelists will also examine how the progress on judicial nominations in the past year compares with the progress other Presidents made in their first year in office.
 
With this program, ACS introduces its new series, “The Future of the Courts: Nominations, Confirmations, and the Pursuit of Justice.” This series of programs will feature experts on the courts examining issues such as the importance of the courts, the status of judicial vacancies, and the confirmation process.
 
The panelists for Judicial Nominations in the First Year of the Obama Administration will include:
 
Doug Kendall, Founder and President, Constitutional Accountability Center
 
Orin Kerr, Professor, The George Washington University School of Law; Special Counsel to Senator John Cornyn for the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
 
Lynn Rhinehart, General Counsel, AFL-CIO
 
Moderator, Michael Gerhardt, Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor in Constitutional Law, University of North Carolina School of Law; Special Counsel to Senator Patrick Leahy and the Senate Judiciary Committee for the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court

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