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Bench Report: Deadlocks, Holdovers and Circuit Nominees (oh my!) | Time for a Pop Quiz 

After one of Biden's nominees failed a senator's pop quiz on the constitution, the moment quickly went viral.
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Bench Report: In Relative Rarity, a Red State Judicial Nominee Advances

Plus, a newly-retired state chief justice discusses her efforts to thwart gerrymandering.
6 minute read

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Bench Report: Biden's First List of 2023 Judicial Renominations Includes Notable Omissions

The White House's list is missing some names, including at least one the president has picked from Big Law.
5 minute read

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Bench Report: Biden's Longest Waiting Nominees + Ex-Judge Talks Fate of Electoral Count Act

This week, we take a look at a few of President Biden's longest pending nominees–and why their waiting may be coming to an end soon.
10 minute read

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How Sinema's Party Switch and Warnock's Win Will Impact Biden's Future Judicial Noms (Or Not)

With Warnock's win, the Biden administration appeared to enjoy greater leeway to fill the courts.
10 minute read

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Bench Report: A New Way to Report Law Clerk Experiences + Judge Resigns After Pulling Gun Out in Court

When Aliza Shatzman was applying to clerkships, she said she wishes, looking back, that there were resources for her to research the judges she was considering working for.
7 minute read

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Bench Report: Judges Spar Over Elizabeth Warren Citation in Bankruptcy Case + Trump's Lawyers Stumble at 11th Circuit

Happy Wednesday from Avalon and Brad, and welcome to another round-up of the week's news about the judiciary. We are a few days early because of Thanksgiving.…
8 minute read

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Bench Report: Post-Pandemic Lessons From the Bench + Courthouse Accessibility

The judiciary was forced to undergo changes during the pandemic to keep its doors open, and now courts across the country are having serious discussions about what new rules should stick around. We take a look.
8 minute read

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Bench Report: Judge Derides FedSoc Critics + Judicial Nominees Hang in the Balance After Midterms

Judge William Pryor kicked off the Federalist Society's annual convention this week by mocking the group's critics.
6 minute read

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Bench Report: Are Politics Tainting Judicial Elections + Judges Judging History

"When you put a partisan label on a judicial candidate, it creates a hope, perhaps with people who share that judge's party or a fear for people who aren't in that judge's party, that the judge is going to be toeing a partisan line," a candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court said.
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