Obama will bring major change to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals

[usregimechange]

United States Court of Appeals for Fourth Circuit
15 authorized judgeships
11 active judges
= 4 vacancies

6 Republican appointees
4 Democratic appointees
1 Appointed by both

Obama appointments will result in:

6 Republican appointees
8 Democratic appointees
1 Appointed by both

[usregimechange]

1. I know someone will ask, how can a judge be appointed by two Presidents?

On June 30, 2000, President Bill Clinton nominated Gregory to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that had been vacant for close to a decade since it had been created (the Senate had never acted on Clinton's previous nominee to that seat, J. Rich Leonard). After the Senate declined to take up Gregory's nomination, and the 2000 Presidential election was already over, Clinton installed Gregory on the Fourth Circuit on December 27, 2000 via the Presidential power of recess appointment. Gregory's recess appointment would have lasted only until the Senate recessed at the end of 2001. However, he was renominated by newly elected President George W. Bush on May 9, 2001.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_L._Gregory

[elleng]

2. Good news.

This is an important Circuit and has been quite conservative, but I've noticed some decent decisions lately.

[merh]

3. what do the other circuits look like?

how about the 5th circuit, is there any hope (it is a conservative hell hole).

[usregimechange]

4. I am working on a large post detailing each circuit, stay tuned, I will post it to my journal

[merh]

5. great - I look forward to your post and will watch for it.

:hi: thank you