EJS Legal Director Allison Elgart and EJS Board Member Tobias Barrington Wolff, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, were among 150 leaders who went to the White House this week to share their experiences and concerns about judicial nominations with administration officials, including Attorney General Eric Holder and the president’s judicial selection team.Continue reading “EJS Legal Director Allison Elgart at White House Briefing on Judicial Nominations by Alliance for Justice”
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EJS Among Calif. Group Meeting with White House About Judicial Nominations
EJS Legal Director Allison Elgart is among a group of California community leaders traveling to Washington, D.C., on Monday, May 7, to meet with White House officials about the vacancy crisis in America’s federal courts, including the eight “emergency” vacancies and three upcoming retirements in California. Nearly one out of every ten federal judgeships remainsContinue reading “EJS Among Calif. Group Meeting with White House About Judicial Nominations”
Elena Kagan Confirmed, but Other Qualified Judicial Nominees Still Stuck in the Senate
The Equal Justice Society congratulates Elena Kagan on her confirmation as Associate Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. She will be the fourth woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. After she is sworn in tomorrow, the Supreme Court will have a record number of three women Justices. In late June, EJS issuedContinue reading “Elena Kagan Confirmed, but Other Qualified Judicial Nominees Still Stuck in the Senate”