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Nominee
Spotlight •
Circuit Court Nominees • District
Court Nominees
The Senate Judiciary Committee • Commentary
NOMINEE
SPOTLIGHT :
Jay
S. Bybee
Jay Bybee was
nominated May 22, 2002 by President George W. Bush to the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He currently serves as Assistant
Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department
of Justice. Mr. Bybee began his career as a law clerk for The Honorable
Donald Russell of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth
Circuit before working as an associate in the Washington D.C. office
of Sidley & Austin. He then served a five-year stint with the
U.S. Department of Justice, working in both the Office of Legal
Policy and the Civil Division, where he prepared numerous briefs
and presented oral arguments in the U.S. Courts of Appeal and drafted
Supreme Court briefs. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Bybee served in the
White House as Associate Counsel to the President.
In addition
to his public service, Mr. Bybee has worked for many years in the
academic arena, including nine years on the faculty of the Paul
M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. In 1999, he
joined the founding faculty of the William S. Boyd School of Law
at the University of Nevada. He taught constitutional law, administrative
law and civil procedure at both institutions. Mr. Bybee has been
published in numerous law journals, including The Yale Law Review,
Vanderbilt Law Review and The George Washington University
Law Review.
A majority of
the American Bar Association’s Committee on the Federal Judiciary
ranks him "well-qualified," its highest rating.
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EXPERIENCE
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2001-Present:
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Assistant Attorney General
Office
of Legal Counsel
United States Department of Justice
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1999-2000:
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Professor
William
S. Boyd School of Law
University of Nevada
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1991-1998:
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Paul
M. Hebert Law Center
Louisiana State University
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1989-1991:
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Assistant
Counsel to the President
The White House
President George H.W. Bush
—
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1986-1989:
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Attorney
Office of Legal Policy
United States Department of Justice
—
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1984-1986:
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Attorney
Civil
Division
United States Department of Justice
—
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1981-1984:
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Associate
Office of Legal Policy
Sidley & Austin
—
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1980-1981:
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Law
Clerk
The
Honorable Donald Russell
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth
Circuit
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EDUCATION
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1980:
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.
Juris
Doctorate
J.
Reuben Clark Law School
Brigham
Young University
Graduated
cum laude
Editorial Board, BYU Law Review
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1977:
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Bachelor
of Arts Degree
Brigham Young University
Graduated magna cum laude
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Information
gathered from various news articles, the U.S. Justice Department’s
Office of Legal Policy and the United States Senate Committee on the
Judiciary.
Load
Date: August
7,
2002
CIRCUIT
COURT OF APPEALS NOMINEES*
LAST
UPDATED: August 1, 2002
Federal
Circuit Court of Appeals
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Nominee
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Court
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Nomination
Date
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Hearing
Date
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Committee
Vote
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Confirmation
Date
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Terrence W. Boyle
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4th Circuit
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5/09/01
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Dennis W. Shedd
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4th Circuit
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5/09/01
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6/27/02
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Priscilla Richman
Owen
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5th Circuit
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5/09/01
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7/23/02
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Deborah
L. Cook
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6th Circuit
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5/09/01
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Jeffrey
S. Sutton
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6th Circuit
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5/09/01
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Michael
W. McConnell
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10th Circuit
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5/09/01
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Miguel
A. Estrada
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D.C Circuit
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5/09/01
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John
G. Roberts, Jr.
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D.C Circuit
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5/09/01
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Lavenski R. Smith
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8th Circuit
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5/22/01
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5/23/02
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6/27/02
Vote: 19-0
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7/11/02
Voice Vote
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Charles W. Pickering, Jr.
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5th Circuit
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5/25/01
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2/7/02
2nd
Hearing
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3/14/02
Died in
Committee
Vote: 10-9
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Timothy
M. Tymkovich
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10th Circuit
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5/25/01
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Carolyn
B. Kuhl
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9th Circuit
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6/22/01
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Richard Clifton
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9th Circuit
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6/22/01
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5/09/02
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5/16/02
Vote: 19-0
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7/18/02
Vote: 98-0
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Michael
J. Melloy
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8th
Circuit
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7/10/01
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1/24/02
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2/7/02
Vote: 19-0
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2/11/02
Vote: 91-0
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Jeffrey
R. Howard
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1st
Circuit
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8/02/01
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3/19/02
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4/18/02
Vote: 19-0
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4/23/02
Vote: 99-0
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Terrence
L. O’Brien
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10th
Circuit
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8/02/01
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3/19/02
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4/11/02
Vote: 19-0
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4/15/02
Vote: 98-0
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D. Brooks Smith
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3rd Circuit
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9/10/01
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2/26/02
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5/23/02
Vote: 12-7
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7/31/02
Vote: 64-65
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Julia Smith Gibbons
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6th Circuit
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10/09/01
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4/5/02
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5/2/02
Vote: 19-0
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7/29/02
Vote: 95-0
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William
H. Steele
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11th Circuit
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10/09/01
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David
L. McKeague
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6th Circuit
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11/08/01
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Susan
Bieke Neilson
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6th Circuit
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11/08/01
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Henry
W. Saad
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6th Circuit
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11/08/01
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John
M. Rogers
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6th Circuit
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12/19/01
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6/13/02
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7/11/02
Voice Vote
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Reena
Raggi
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2nd Circuit
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5/01/02
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Jay
S. Bybee
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9th Circuit
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5/23/02
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Richard
A. Griffin
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6th Circuit
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6/27/02
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* Information gathered from the Senate Judiciary Committee, White
House,
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Legal Policy and various news articles.
FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT NOMINEES*
LAST
UPDATED: August 13, 2002
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Nominee
.
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Court
.
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Nomination
Date
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Hearing
Date
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Committee
Vote
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Confirmation
Date
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Paul
G. Cassell
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District
of Utah
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6/19/01
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3/19/02
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05/02/02
Vote: 8-4
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05/13/02
Vote: 67-20
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James
E. Gritzner
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Southern District of Iowa
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7/10/01
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1/24/02
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02/07/02
Vote: 19-0
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02/14/02
Voice Vote
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David
L. Bunning
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Eastern District of Kentucky
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8/02/01
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12/10/01
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02/07/02
Vote: 19-0
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02/14/02
Voice Vote
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Callie
V. Granade
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Southern
District of Alabama
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8/02/01
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12/05/01
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12/13/01
Vote: 19-0
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02/04/02
75-0
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Robert
E. Blackburn
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District of
Colorado
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9/10/01
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1/24/02
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02/07/02
Vote: 19-0
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2/26/02
Vote: 98-0
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David C.Bury
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District of Arizona
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9/10/01
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2/26/02
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03/07/02
Vote: 19-0
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03/15/02
Vote: 90-0
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Cindy
K. Jorgenson
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District
of Arizona
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9/10/01
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1/24/02
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02/07/02
Vote: 19-0
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2/26/02
Vote: 98-0
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Marcia
S. Krieger
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District of
Colorado
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9/10/01
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12/05/01
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12/13/01
Vote: 19-0
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1/25/02
Vote: 83-0
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Richard
J. Leon
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District of
Columbia
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9/10/01
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1/24/02
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02/07/02
Vote: 19-0
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02/14/02
Voice Vote
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James
C. Mahan
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District
of Nevada
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9/10/01
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12/05/01
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12/13/01
Vote: 19-0
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1/25/02
Vote: 81-0
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Randy
Crane
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Southern District of Texas
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9/21/01
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2/26/02
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03/07/02
Vote: 19-0
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3/18/02
Vote: 91-0
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Phillip
Martinez
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Western
District of Texas
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10/09/01
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12/05/01
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12/13/01
Vote: 19-0
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2/5/02
Vote: 93-0
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Jay
C. Zainey
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Eastern District of Louisiana
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10/10/01
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1/24/02
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02/07/02
Vote: 19-0
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2/11/02
Vote: 92-0
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Ralph
B. Beistline
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District
of Alaska
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11/08/01
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2/26/02
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3/07/02
Vote: 19-0
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3/12/02
Vote: 98-0
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| Percy
Anderson |
Central District of California
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1/23/02
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4/11/02
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4/18/02
Vote: 19-0
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4/25/02
Vote: 99-0
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John
Walter
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Central District of California
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1/23/02 |
4/11/02
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4/18/02
Vote: 19-0
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4/25/02
Vote: 99-0
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Kenneth
Marra
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Southern District of Florida
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1/23/02 |
6/13/02
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6/20/02
Vote: 19-0
|
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Jose
Martinez
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Southern District of Florida
|
1/23/02 |
7/23/02
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7/31/02
Vote: 19-0
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Frederick
Rohlfing
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District of
Hawaii
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1/23/02 |
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Lance
Africk
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Eastern District of Louisiana
|
1/23/02 |
3/19/02
|
4/11/02
Vote: 19-0
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4/17/02
Vote: 97-0
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Joan
Lancaster
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District of Minnesota
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1/23/02 |
4/11/02
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4/18/02
Vote: 19-0
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4/25/02
Vote: 99-0
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Stanley
Chesler
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District of New Jersey
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1/23/02 |
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William
Martini
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District of New Jersey
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1/23/02 |
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Thomas
Rose
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Southern District of Ohio
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1/23/02 |
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