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Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Courts - Two federal stories today from the National Law Journal

"Slow Going in Senate for DOJ, Judicial Nominees: Only three circuit and nine district judges confirmed last year," is the heading to this lengthy story by David Ingram, that includes reference to the Dawn Johnsen nomination.

Mike Scarcella's report begins:

A Justice Department report released Monday found continued deficiencies in the protection of federal judges and prosecutors (pdf) even as threats and the like targeting the judiciary and law enforcement increased substantially in recent years.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 5, 2010 08:56 AM
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