Presentation explores federal judge appointing process
By Christopher Blair
Emerald Reporter
One of the more controversial
aspects of today's legal system
is nominating, confirming and
appointing judges to federal
courts.
"Politics in this Courts” is
the title of a presentation to
night at 7:30 in l.aw School
Room 129 Four members of
the legal and judiciary commu
nity will be on hand to examine
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the role played by such groups
as the U S Senate and the
American Bar Association
(ABA) in deciding who will sit
on the federal bench
Whenever an individual is
nominated as a federal judge
(on the U S. Supreme Court.
Court of Appeals. District
Courts and several other federal
courts) the ABA goes to the
area where the nominee works,
said Ken Lobenstein. a second
year law student and a coordi
nator of the presentation
ABA members interview at
torneys and judges about the
nominee's legal performance,
in addition to reviewing the
nominee's records. Hasted on
this information, the ABA sub
mits its evaluation to the U S
Senate, which ultimately de
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Morris Arnold will moderate
the panel discussion Me is a
U.S District lodge for Western
Arkansas, whose input will be
welcome because he has expe
rienced the nominating and
confirmation process.
Lobenstein said
Panel member l.ino Graglia is
the Maker Professor of Constitu
tional law at the University of
Texas Law School and has
served as a member of the U S.
Civil Rights Commission and
the Advisory Board of the Fed
eralist Society The Federalist
Society is a group that
lobenstein said believes in in
terpreting the Constitution the
wav the founding fathers in
tended. and that input from
groups such as the AMA should
1h; irrelevant when picking fed
eral judges.
| David Andrews is another
panel participant. Me Is a part
ner in the Seattle law firm ol
Perkins Cole and a member of
the ABA Standing Committee
on the Federal iudiciary. the
group that conducts the sur
veys in the nominee's area
Professor lames O'Fallon of
the University Law School will
discuss the controversy over
the Senate's refusal to confirm
Supreme Court nominee Robert
Bock.
"My view is that the Senate
did not act improperly."
O'Fallon said. “Some of the
criticism has been that the Sen
ate should only lie concerned
with whether the nominee is a
drunk or a philanderer, and
that it is up to the president to
decide the political philosophy
of the nominee."
After the discussion, the pan
el will field questions from the
audience, and a reception will
follow.
Activist to lecture twice
\ women's rights activist will let tun: twice at the I 'm
versify on Monrt.n about pressing concerns for women ad
nnmstrators fa< ttil\ and students
Bernice Sandler, executive director of the Project on the
Status and Kduration of Women ol the Association of Ameri
can Colleges since its founding in 1071 will discuss "Forms
of Disi nmmntion Against Women fatuity and Administra
tors' at noon in the Cedar Rooms of the FMC.
In addition. Sandler will discuss "Date Rape and Peer
Harassment" at .1:10 p.m in the Gerlinger lounge.
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