Judges and Judiciary
Sep. 3, 2014
Obama choices to have outsized impact on Northern District bench
In one of the most dramatic turnovers in the country, Obama will likely pick at least 79 percent of active judges in the Northern District of California, the highest percentage of any court of that size or bigger in the country.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
President Barack Obama got off to a slow start picking federal judges in his first term, leading some legal observers to question whether the Democrat who rode into office on a sweeping promise of change would leave much of a legacy on the federal bench. Now his influence is finally showing, especially in California.
In one of the most dramatic turnovers in the country, Obama will likely pick at l...
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