Posted by Orin Kerr:
Potential Court of Appeals Nominees:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_03_08-2009_03_14.shtml#1236743841
The [1]New York Times has a story that floats names of possible Court
of Appeals nominees that the White House is apparently considering:
To fill a seat that traditionally goes to someone from Maryland,
officials said the White House was considering nominating Andre
Davis, a District Court judge based in Baltimore.
There are several candidates for the Virginia seat, including
Elizabeth Magill, a law professor at the University of Virginia and
daughter of a former federal appeals court judge.
For the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,
based in New York, officials said the White House had settled on
elevating Judge Gerard E. Lynch, a Columbia law professor, from the
District Court.
Gerald Lynch for the Second Circuit would be an excellent pick:
Although I do not know him well, I have [2]long considered him an
extremely smart and very thoughtful judge. He seems like an obvious
pick for the Second Circuit. (If confirmed, Judge Lynch would be the
second former Columbia criminal law professor on the Second Circuit,
joining [3]Debra Livingston.) I only know Professor Magill from her
[4]very impressive bio page and [5]CV at Virginia, although I trust
many readers will know Professor Magill and can weigh in.
References
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/us/politics/11judges.html?_r=1
2. http://volokh.com/posts/1157514740.shtml
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_Ann_Livingston
4. http://www.law.virginia.edu/lawweb/Faculty.nsf/FHPbI/6973
5. http://www.law.virginia.edu/pdf/faculty/magill_oct08.pdf
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