Next President Will Pick Scores of Judges
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The next president's most enduring legacy may be in an area little mentioned in the campaign so far: the federal courts, where rulings on such hot-button issues as abortion, gay marriage and the death penalty could have lasting impact.
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By Mike Joseph, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Feb. 8--State College attorney Steve Lachman announced Wednesday he will seek election to the Centre County judge position that will be left vacant by the retirement of Judge Charles C. Brown Jr.
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Alberto Gonzales, known in White House corridors as "The Judge," has seen his fortunes track with George W. Bush's for more than a decade.
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President Bush&#39;s performance evaluation is underway now, and his scores will be determined by the voters who are weighing whether he has met the goals he set for himself four years ago.
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A judge said that casino workers can caucus at special precincts, a ruling that is expected to boost  Senator Barack Obama.
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In May 2005, a small group of the president's senior advisers gathered to weigh a historic choice: who should succeed an ailing William H. Rehnquist as chief justice of the United States.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush plans to re-nominate Bill Pryor to a lifetime seat on the federal judiciary when the Senate returns to session early next year, the White House announced Thursday.
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President George W. Bush plans to announce on Monday he has chosen Michael Mukasey, a former federal judge and prosecutor, as his choice for attorney general, a senior U.S. official said.
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A freak tie result in the presidential election could mean the House of Representatives would choose the next president, a scenario that would favor Republican incumbent George W. Bush.
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President George W. Bush has settled on former U.S. District Judge Michael Mukasey as his choice to replace outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
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WASHINGTON President Bush plans to re-nominate 20 people who did not receive up-or-down Senate votes on their nominations for federal judgeships.
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Four years ago, the US Supreme Court picked a president rather than wait for the political process to play out. This time around, the president elected Nov. 2 may have a chance to change the
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The president's decisive win may change future electoral math
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Washington -- President Bush announced Thursday that he plans to renominate 20 of his choices for the federal bench who never got a vote in the bitterly divided Senate in his first term, including California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown.
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A retired federal judge is a leading candidate to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, whose last day on the job was Friday, two sources told CNN on Saturday. Michael B. Mukasey was nominated to the bench in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan.
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President Bush will announce Monday morning that he has chosen a former federal judge, Michael Mukasey, as attorney general, according to a senior administration official.
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Federal judges appointed by Democratic presidents are more likely than Republican appointees to rule in favor of plaintiffs who sue the government claiming violations of environmental law.