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Trump may soon get to pick a judge for the DC Circuit
Washington Examiner ^ | Jul 8, 2017, 12:01 AM | Daniel Chaitin

Posted on 07/08/2017 12:25:46 AM PDT by GonzoII

Judge Janice Rogers Brown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has begun to inform officials that she intends to step down, according to multiple reports Friday.

The expected retirement, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, would provide President Trump a chance to pick a successor in the second-most powerful court in Washington, D.C., behind only the Supreme Court.

Brown, 68, was an appointee of former President George W. Bush in 2005 and, according to the Journal, is a conservative voice in the court.

There have been multiple judges on the D.C. Circuit who later served on the Supreme Court, including the late Antonin Scalia and Trump's nominee, Neil Gorsuch, who replaced Scalia.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: dc; dccircuit; second100days; trump; trumpjudiciary
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1 posted on 07/08/2017 12:25:46 AM PDT by GonzoII
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To: GonzoII

Off topic- I wish he could pick some judges for the Ninth Circuit. Most of the stupid s- that comes up originates there.


2 posted on 07/08/2017 12:46:20 AM PDT by servo1969
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I think they're all too young. The best we can do is break up the 9th’s jurisdiction.
3 posted on 07/08/2017 12:48:25 AM PDT by GonzoII ("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen)
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To: servo1969
Might want to take a look at this chart:

http://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/current-judicial-vacancies

According to other readings, Trump has three replacements available on the 9th Circuit at present, but when you look at the chart, evidently when a judge achieves “senior” status, it means that there is going to be a vacancy in the not too distant future. I have also read that there is some unwritten rule that the two Senators in the state affected by a vacancy get to have a say in who is nominated. I just hope that Trump tells the Senators to go take a flying F at a rolling donut.

4 posted on 07/08/2017 1:38:53 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: GonzoII

Trump could try a Roosevelt by packing the ninth Circuit.


5 posted on 07/08/2017 2:30:10 AM PDT by monocle
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Just split up the ninth...and add a few conservatives to the various fragments so created.


6 posted on 07/08/2017 4:58:39 AM PDT by spokeshave (The Fake Media tried to stop us from going to the White House, I am President and they are not. DJT)
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7 posted on 07/08/2017 4:58:42 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: vette6387

It’s called ‘Blue Slip’ and McConnell is bidding by it, currently.


8 posted on 07/08/2017 5:54:20 AM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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To: monocle

That is what Obama did to the DC circuit court. Harry Reid blew up the filibuster so that Obama could appoint 3 extra judges there, beyond the normal operating number. Obama packed the court with Libs. That was super important since the DC circuit court passes judgments on most US govt appeals.


9 posted on 07/08/2017 9:54:00 AM PDT by DeweyCA
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To: servo1969; GonzoII

Off topic- I wish he could pick some judges for the Ninth Circuit. Most of the stupid s- that comes up originates there.
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Assign the current 9th to cover Guam ONLY... and then create a new circuit to cover the remainder of what their prior territory encompassed. It’s clean , quick and perfectly legal.


10 posted on 07/08/2017 11:25:06 AM PDT by Neidermeyer (Show me a peaceful Muslim and I will show you a heretic to the Koran.)
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