JFActivist (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
From NCIL: ACTION ALERT! Ask Your Senators to Vote NO on Confirmation of Judge Andre Davis The United States needs judges who respect the rights of people with disabilities. In the next few weeks, the U.S. Senate will likely vote...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
Jurist's departure will be 2nd vacancy from Md. bench Maryland's U.S. District Court judges already handle an average of 250 cases apiece, and the caseload is about to get heavier, with the U.S. Senate expected soon to confirm Andre Davis to a new position on the region's federal appeals court.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- A senior Republican senator says he's troubled by U.S. President Barack Obama's criteria in favoring judges that show empathy to petitioners. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., the top Republican on the Senate committee reviewing federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, told USA Today that Obama is moving the federal courts far to the...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 06/13/2009
Each day, Ashley Estill surfs your sites for the most popular stories of the day. Here are the top headlines for June 12, 2009: Washington Post: Guards Who Shot Back at Von Brunn Identified Washington Times: EXCLUSIVE: Military warns against detainee transfers Washington Examiner: Worried about Sotomayor? Consider Andre Davis N.Y. Times: U.N. Security Council Adopts Stiffer Curbs on North Korea L.A....
Pundit & Pundette (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
Byron York calls attention to Andre Davis, Obama's nominee for 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. His approval is more or less a sure bet but attention must be paid to his record, and his decision in United States v. Kimbrough in particular. From Byron:The men told police they were visiting a friend who lived in the house. When cops knocked on the door, they met a woman named Yolanda Kimbrough, who
Hot Air (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
Byron York says yes -- and it could still get that way. Barack Obama has nominated Judge Andre Davis to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which York finds ironic, since they have spent a considerable amount of time reversing Davis' rulings from his Maryland District Court. The Senate Judiciary ...
StandDown Texas Project (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
"Circuit Nominees, DOJ Nominee Head to Full Senate," is David Ingram's report today at National Law Journal. The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed two presidential nominees for prominent legal positions: Andre Davis for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
Davis, Perez votes could be clue to debate on Sotomayor In a possible preview of the debate over President Barack Obama's Supreme Court pick, the nominations of U.S. District Judge Andre Davis of Baltimore to the Court of Appeals and state Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to head the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department were cleared Thursday for confirmation by the full Senate.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
Davis, Perez votes could be clue to debate on Sotomayor In a possible preview of the debate over President Barack Obama's Supreme Court pick, the nominations of U.S. District Judge Andre Davis of Baltimore to the Court of Appeals and state Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to head the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department were cleared Thursday for confirmation by the full Senate.
Law Blog (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
The Senate Judiciary committee today approved Southern District of Indiana judge David Hamilton for a seat on the Seventh Circuit, was approved by a 12-7 vote. District of Maryland judge Andre Davis was approved by a 16-3 vote. Both will now move to votes from the full Senate.
The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
The Senate Judiciary Committee today overwhelmingly endorsed two presidential nominees for prominent legal positions: Andre Davis for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and Thomas Perez for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. But, in a warm-up...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
U.S. district judge, Md. labor secretary in line for federal positions A Senate panel advanced the nominations Thursday of U.S. District Judge Andre Davis of Baltimore to a long-vacant Appeals Court seat and state Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to the top job in the civil rights division at the Department of Justice.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 05/22/2009
WASHINGTON - The nominations of U.S. District Judge Andre Davis of Baltimore to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Maryland Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to head the Justice Department's civil rights division were put on hold Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee after Republican senators objected. The panel is expected to send both nominations to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote...
The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times (Free subscription) | 05/21/2009
President Barack Obama's first two nominees for the appellate bench will have to wait another week to get a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Today Republicans exercised their right under committee rules to delay votes on Andre Davis for...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 04/30/2009
Judge Andre Davis faces tough questions at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to a federal appeals court.
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