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Sunday, December 23, 2012

“U.S. appeals court nominee Robert E. Bacharach may have to be nominated again next year; Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn blames ‘inside politics’ for possibility that Bacharach, who has strong bipartisan support, might not be confirmed this year”: Chris Casteel has this article today in The Oklahoman.

Posted at 9:04 PM by Howard Bashman



“Obama’s impact on federal judiciary”: Robert Barnes will have this article Monday in The Washington Post.

Update: The article appears to suggest that President Obama had nominated Goodwin Liu to serve on the D.C. Circuit, when in fact then-professor Liu had been nominated to the Ninth Circuit. This blog’s previous coverage of that nomination can be accessed here and here, while this blog’s previous coverage of the nominee’s withdrawal can be accessed here and here.

Posted at 6:09 PM by Howard Bashman