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Due to the unpredictability of such circumstances, deaths of judges in active service are more likely to lead to judicial appointment controversies (where one party resists the confirmation of a judge appointed by a president of the other party); such deaths occasionally change the structure of the court itself, as legislators may seek to avoid changing the balance of a particular court by ...
Bazelon served as Chief Judge from October 9, 1962 to March 27, 1978. [9] [10] He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1963 to 1977. [1] He assumed senior status on June 30, 1979. [1] He was the last appeals court judge remaining in active service appointed by President Truman.
Curtis Grover Shake (July 14, 1887 – September 11, 1978), was a jurist, politician, author, and a member of the Indiana Senate who served as a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 4, 1938 to January 7, 1945, serving as Chief Justice three separate times (1939, 1941, and 1944).
David Chávez: January 11, 1960: December 31, 1968: Retired. Edward L. Chávez: March 7, 2003 March 9, 2018 Appointed by Governor Richardson January 1, 2003 (sworn in March 7) to complete Gene E. Franchini's term ending December 31, 2006; elected in 2004; won retention in 2006; won retention in 2014. Retired March 2018.
David Lucius McCain (July 23, 1931 – November 11, 1986) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida from December 14, 1970 to August 31, 1975, [1] when he resigned after being caught taking bribes. He then became a drug smuggler, and was for several years a fugitive, until his death. [2] [3]
A judge ordered Harris County to hold a new election for the 180th District Court judge after Republican candidate Tami Pierce, who narrowly lost to Democratic Judge DaSean Jones, filed a lawsuit ...
Appointed by: Barack Obama: Preceded by: Charles Ralph Simpson III: United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky; In office May 7, 2010 – December 10, 2014: Appointed by: Barack Obama: Preceded by: David L. Huber: Succeeded by: John E. Kuhn Jr. Personal details; Born June 30, 1967 (age 57) Fort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S. Education
From 1819 to 1836, the highest court in the Arkansas Territory was the Superior Court, which consisted of presidentially-appointed judges who served four-year terms. The court was established with three judges, with a fourth added in 1828. [2] Below is a list of the judges that constituted that court: [3] [4]