Obama's nominees for federal court vacancies
National News
A look at President Barack Obama's nominees to fill federal court vacancies:
___
NOMINEES CONFIRMED
_ Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, nominated June 1, confirmed Aug. 6.
_ Gerard Lynch, 2nd Circuit, nominated April 2, confirmed Sept. 17.
_ Jeffrey L. Viken, district judge-South Dakota, nominated June 25, confirmed Sept. 29.
___
APPEALS COURT NOMINEES AWAITING CONFIRMATION
_ Joseph A. Greenaway, 3rd Circuit, nominated June 19.
_ Thomas I. Vanaskie, 3rd Circuit, nominated Aug. 6.
_ Andre M. Davis, 4th Circuit, nominated April 2.
_ Barbara Milano Keenan, 4th Circuit, nominated Sept. 14.
_ Jane Branstetter Stranch, 6th Circuit, nominated Aug. 6.
_ David F. Hamilton, 7th Circuit, nominated March 17.
_ Beverly Baldwin Martin, 11th Circuit, nominated June 19.
___
DISTRICT COURT NOMINEES AWAITING CONFIRMATION
_ Irene Cornelia Berger, district judge-West Virginia, nominated July 8.
_ Louis Butler Jr., district judge-Wisconsin, nominated Sept. 30.
_ Edward Milton Chen, district judge-California, nominated Aug. 6.
_ Charlene Edwards Honeywell, district judge-Florida, nominated June 25.
_ Dolly M. Gee, district judge-California, nominated Aug. 6.
_ Abdul K. Kallon, district judge-Alabama, nominated July 31.
_ Roberto A. Lange, district judge-South Dakota, nominated July 8.
_ Jacqueline H. Nguyen, district judge-California, nominated July 31.
_ Richard Seeborg, district judge-California, nominated Aug. 6.
Related listings
-
Justices Meet Early for Campaign-Finance Case
National News 09/08/2009According to Courthouse News, the Supreme Court ended its summer recess early this year to consider a case that could decide the future of campaign-finance law. The justices will decide whether a conservative nonprofit group should have been blocked ...
-
Former Miss California Sues For Religious Discrimination
National News 09/01/2009The Courthouse News Service is reporting that Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean sued pageant officials for libel and religious discrimination, claiming she was told to not mention God long before she made her controversial remarks against gay...
-
Disney Will Buy Marvel Comics
National News 08/31/2009Courthouse News reports that Walt Disney Co. announced today that it would buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, giving Disney ownership of a huge stable of comic book characters, including Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, the Silver Sur...
USCIS Issues Clarifying Guidance on NAFTA TN Status Eligibility for Economists
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it is clarifying policy guidance (PDF, 71 KB) on the specific work activities its officers should consider when determining whether an individual qualifies for TN nonimmigrant status as an economist.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) TN nonimmigrant status allows qualified Canadian and Mexican citizens to temporarily enter the U.S. to engage in specific professional activities, including the occupation of economist. The agreement, however, does not define the term economist, resulting in inconsistent decisions on whether certain analysts and financial professionals qualify for TN status as economists.
TN nonimmigrant status is intended to allow a limited number of professionals and specialists to work temporarily in certain specifically identified occupations in the United States. This updated guidance provides USCIS officers with a specific definition of one such category – economists – allowing them to adjudicate applications in a way that complies with the intent of the agreement. This policy update clarifies that professional economists requesting TN status must engage primarily in activities consistent with the profession of an economist. Individuals who work primarily in other occupations related to the field of economics — such as financial analysts, marketing analysts, and market research analysts — are not eligible for classification as a TN economist.