The Federal Circuit will likely be getting its first district court judge. The Obama administration is zeroing in on Kathleen O'Malley, a judge from the Northern District of Ohio, for a spot on the court that hears all appeals in patent cases, according to three people familiar with the situation. The American Bar Association has been vetting O'Malley, these people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the process isn't public.
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Ohio District Court Judge the Front-Runner for Federal Circuit Seat, Say Sources
The Recorder
March 5, 2010
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