Leondra Kruger, a U.S. Justice Department lawyer who grew up in California but has not practiced law here, was confirmed to a seat on the
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Smith, Streeter, Miller Confirmed to Appeals Courts
The Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed three nominees to the state appeals court Wednesday, including Bruce Smith, the first African-American judge to serve on the
Federal Judgeship for Former Nevada NAACP Officer
The U.S. Senate confirmed a former Las Vegas NAACP officer and federal public defender, to serve as a district judge in Las Vegas Tuesday. Richard
First Native American Woman on Federal Bench
The U.S. Senate confirmed the first Native American woman to a federal judgeship Wednesday to the Arizona district. Diane Humetewa, a member of the Hopi
Senate Confirms Chhabria to Judgeship
The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed the nomination of San Francisco Deputy City Attorney Vince Chhabria as a federal judge in Northern California Wednesday. Chhabria, 44,
Arizona Judge Nominees Catch Senate Softballs
The Senate Judiciary Committee lobbed softballs at six federal judicial nominees, all from Arizona, in a brief hearing Tuesday. It took longer for each judge
