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In a key race to fill an open judicial seat at Oakland County Circuit Court, three lawyers vied in the non-partisan contest: Tricia Dare, Nicole Sophia-Calhoun Huddleston and Moneka Sanford.
Phyllis J. Hamilton (1976): [104] [105] First African American female judge to serve as the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (2014) Jinsook Ohta : [ 106 ] First Asian American female (who is of Korean descent) to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (2021)
In the history of the United States, there have been approximately 32 unsuccessful recess appointments to United States federal courts. [1] 22 individuals have been appointed to a United States federal court through a recess appointment who were thereafter rejected by the United States Senate when their name was formally submitted in nomination, either by a vote rejecting the nominee, or by ...
Justices are elected for 12 year terms at the same time as the Governor. When a judge's term is expiring another judge from a different court can file a declaration of candidacy to succeed to the office presently held by the judge. [20] Most of California's roughly 1,600 superior court judges are first appointed by the governor of California. [21]
This includes Judge Dena M. Coggins, the first Black and Asian American woman to serve as a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, which covers Sacramento ...
Retired Illinois State Appellate Judge; Former Chicago Alderman, [5] George Crockett III: Pi: Judge, Recorder's Court (Detroit); served on the same bench as his father, Judge George Crockett, Jr. [47] Gonzalo P. Curiel: Alpha: District Court Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of California; appointed by President ...
"The army doesn't see color. What we see is green," Weaver said. "Once you join the army, we don't judge a person on if they're black, white, male, female. We're gonna judge you on your performance. We're gonna judge you off your character, your attributes, and your potential to achieve more."
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms.