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President Obama nominates two more district judges to serve as circuit judges

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this official press release, "President Obama today announced his intent to nominate Judge Gerard Lynch for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Judge Andre Davis for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit."  As this announcement suggests, both nominees have previously been confirmed for federal judgeships: Judge Lynch now serves on the US District Court for the Southern District of New York and Judge Davis now serves on the US District Court for the District of Maryland. Serious sentencing fans should already know Judge Lynch's name.  He has authored more than a few important sentencing opinions (see, e.g., blog entries here and here and here).  He has also written a number of terrific sentencing articles, both from the bench and from the academy before he became a judge...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 02, 2009 (boomark / email).