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Payback (political or justified?) for (excessive?) judicial scrutiny of the death penalty

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this local article, which is headlined "Judge Robert Chatigny Drops Off Obama's List Of Nominees For 2nd Circuit Court Of Appeals," there was one notable name missing from the list of judicial re-nominatations put forward by President Obama yesterday.  Here are the basics of a story with a significant capital punishment component: U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny, whose nomination to the federal appeals court drew extraordinary criticism from Republicans and conservatives, has withdrawn from consideration.  At his request, Chatigny's name was removed from a list of federal judicial nominees that President Barack Obama on Wednesday sent to the incoming U.S. Senate for confirmation, lawyers familiar with the process said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 06, 2011 (boomark / email).