1:54. This out-of-the-mainstream legal organization represents a sliver of America's legal profession - just four percent - yet over 80 percent of Trump's circuit court nominees, and a significant number of his district court nominees, have been Federalist Society members. Or are they going to have a much narrower remedy that just applies to the loan service providers that are in the lawsuit?, You never know with the Supreme Court, but if I had to guess, they would rule on the standing grounds to say that neither the states nor the individual plaintiffs have standing, Walker said. These 13 courts wield considerable power, usually providing the last word on rulings appealed from lower courts on disputes involving federal law. In four years, he appointed 54 appellate judges just one short of the 55 former President Barack Obama nominated and saw confirmed during his eight years in office. On Tuesday, conservative justices seemed to express doubt that the law allows it. ): The First Circuit has four Democrats and two Republicans and no vacancies. Copyright 2023 The Washington Times, LLC. It is set to take effect January 4. But the high courts liberal justices indicated skepticism about whether states had standing to file a lawsuit against the federal government in the first place. As of late March, two (2) vacancies on the Second Circuit mean there's a possibility that President Biden could "flip" that appellate court back to a majority of liberal-appointed judges. Trump's third nominee, Georgia Supreme Court Justice Britt Grant, was expected to be a slam-dunk confirmation in the full Senate. Pryor was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Beverly Martin All of the dissenting judges were Democratic appointees. Every Democratic judge appointed always lives up to leftist ideals, but Republican judges are not nearly as reliable on the conservative side. He argued congressional renewal of that law was not constitutional in that brief. This will be a hard-left court for some time to come. Yet another conservative court. Ahead of Thursday's filing, legal experts said the Justice Department would typically appeal such a far-reaching interjection into a criminal investigation without hesitation. The Senate quickly approved him with a 66-31 vote. Of the 13 federal appeals courts, the 11th Circuit is the second or third most conservative in the country, said Tobias, the Richmond law professor who tracks judicial nominees. Q)J`H@,q=1/3(&z> lmH 53E:Yn`%o{5{lvj+-U+j?H/5$ F In the 12 months leading up to March, 31, 2015, just under 12,000 cases were filed in the 9th Circuit more than 4,000 more than the next-largest circuit, the 5th Circuit. At the time of her pending nomination, Jackson was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to which she was . California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, highlighted that brief and others as a reason she wouldnt back Brasher. But she sailed through her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in May without controversy. Like the Fifth Circuit, it's an oasis of conservatism. Larry Klayman appeals the district court's orders denying his . Gerald Tjoflat 4. Note: This is an update of a post originally . These are really complicated cases and unless the court all agrees there isnt standing and even then theres going to be at least some members of the court that would dissent on that. Cases before circuit courts span a wide range of issues, from hot-button topics such as abortion, gay rights and the death penalty to voting rights, regulatory and business disputes, employment law and the environment. Both the 11th Circuit and 3rd Circuit have major cases pending in which Trump appointees could make their mark. And earlier this month the 2nd U.S. The judges on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals . We hope they follow the 11th Circuit's lead. Trumps Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, appointed 55 in eight years as president. Fifth Circuit(Texas, La., Miss. Amended Eleventh Circuit General Order No. In August, Biden went even further, authorizing the Department of Education to provide up to $20,000 in debt cancellation to students who qualified for debt forgiveness. We take very seriously the idea of separation of powers and that power should be divided to prevent its abuse, Chief Justice John Roberts said. Most circuit courts are already so far left or right, and there are so few vacancies, that Trump can really affect the balance only on the Third Circuit. But Arizona Republican Jeff Flake is holding up her confirmation in protest of the administration's imposition of tariffs on U.S. allies. Whether its covering up for President Trump and his attempts to cheat in our elections or confirming judges like Mr. Brasher, with a history of race-rated voter discrimination, Senate Republicans are showing outright contempt for the very wellspring of our Democracy, the right for American citizen to vote in free and fair elections, Schumer said in floor remarks. If Cannon declines to grant the stay by September 15, "the government intends to seek relief from the Eleventh Circuit," the Justice Department said. Alabama has asked for a rehearing, which would be heard by the entire 12-judge 11th Circuit if the request is granted. Judge Raymond Stanley Baker grants federal. Vacant seats on the Court are filled by Judges appointed by the President of the United States of America. And thats what I think the conventional view is right now, that you cant sue to challenge a federal agency action in federal court unless you have a concrete injury, and its hard to kind of find a concrete injury here and I dont think thats going to do much. Trump has filled two vacancies on the 11th Circuit withformer Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Elizabeth Branch and former Alabama solicitor general Kevin Newsom. This button displays the currently selected search type. On the other hand, it's only New York and Vermont, so how much do we really care? Congratulations to my law school classmate, Ben Crump, on this incredible honor! Just as they refused to vote on Merrick Garland, Obamas nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Senate Republicans also declined to vote on Abdul Kallon, Obamas pick for a seat on the 11th Circuit. I believe he will be an asset to our judicial branch on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Shelby said. Eugene A. Lucci, Republican ***** [Endorsed] Thomas R. Wright, Democrat * . By the way, "four Democrats and two Republicans" is shorthand for four judgesappointedby Democrats and two judgesappointedby Republicans. (For a graphic showing Trump's impact on federal appeals courts, click tmsnrt.rs/2PPsGtM). Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary hold in October, and there are . This was argued before the court in Massachusetts v. EPA [Environmental Protection Agency], and it was the conservatives who were arguing that states dont have the ability to have standing to force the EPA to regulate climate change. President Donald Trumps plan to quickly reshape the nations federal appeals courts has taken hold in Atlanta, with the infusion of two conservative jurists and another one on the way. Jill Anne Pryor (born March 24, 1963)[1] is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Trump-appointed judges are shifting the country's most politically conservative circuit court further to the right The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. In recent days, senior department officials reportedly considered a number of less risky moves, such as asking Cannon to reconsider part or all of her ruling or requesting limits on the time and scope of the special master review. The U.S. Senate confirmed Andrew Brasher to the Atlanta-based federal appeals court, increasing the conservative lean on a court central to voting rights cases. 228 F.3d 1255, 1260-62 (11th Cir. The Ninth Circuit saw an 86 percent reversal rate, with the Eleventh Circuit and D.C. Especially my state, the state of Florida, which is going to be a critical state in the election of 2020.. But in Cannon's ruling, many experts saw an exercise in legal gymnastics, with a judge contorting her reasoning to fit the needs of a president responsible for her nomination to the federal bench. In other words, is there a plaintiff that has standing? So far, theyre well on their way.. So if the justices rule on the merits of Bidens student loan forgiveness program, it will be in the first case [Biden v. Nebraska], and I dont think theyll say that the other plaintiffs have standing.. With the Republican-led Senate rapidly considering and confirming many of his judicial nominees, Trump already has appointed 26 appeals court judges. For some time, the 9th U.S. Their confirmation votes are scheduled for Wednesday. [3] She received a hearing before the full panel of the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2014. R. Lanier Anderson 13. In his push to remake the judiciary with conservatives, President Donald Trump flipped the Eleventh Circuit last year, giving Republican-appointed judges a majority over their colleagues appointed by Democrats. And in recent years, legal experts have pointed to rulings from Kavanaugh and Grant's respective courts the Supreme Court and 11th Circuit as undercutting the premise that federal courts operate apart from politics and partisanship. A three-judge panel voted 2-1 to uphold the injunction. The swearing-in ceremony was a celebration of just one of the six judges former President Donald Trump would appoint by the end of his term to the 11th Circuit, an appeals court where his. And it's very complicated," said Joyce Vance, a former US attorney in Alabama, which falls within the 11th Circuit along with Florida and Georgia. But he said it will be up to those same clerks and his wife, Marcia, to give him honest appraisals of his mental fitness.When I start to slip, Tjoflat said, itll be time to hang it up., When asked about his appointment to the bench more than four decades ago, Tjoflat replied, It still seems like yesterday.. The 11th Circuit's ruling said employees who are breastfeeding are protected under a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in the workplace. Judge Beverly Martin, perhaps the 11th Circuits most liberal member, dissented and called the jails conditions flagrantly unconstitutional. GOP state lawmakers like what they see. In an order widely criticized for its dubious claims about executive privilege and unusual solicitude to Trump's demands, Judge Aileen Cannon blocked federal prosecutors from further examining the materials until an outside arbiter known as a "special master" completed an independent review. as well as other partner offers and accept our. The 11th Circuit has 12 judges, seven of whom were appointed by Republican presidents after Lagoa's confirmation on Wednesday. The higher court reversed six of seven decisions by the fifth circuit in the 2019-2020 term and five of seven decisions in the 2020-2021 term. The realignment on the Eleventh Circuit may be important for election law cases, which frequently arise in the three states it covers: Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. But the federal appeals courts in Chicago and New York later issued contrary opinions, ruling that federal law forbids workplace discrimination based on someone's sexual orientation. The repayment of federal student loans has been paused since March 2020, during the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and Biden extended the pause for a sixth time, through June 2023. The district court found that it had diversity jurisdiction un-der 28 U.S.C. Trump's push to fill vacancies on the federal bench extended to lower courts. Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Additional reporting by Andrew Chung; Editing by Will Dunham and Noeleen Walder. When Obama took office in 2009 after Republican President George W. Bushs eight years in office, the courts were tilted heavily toward Republican appointees, with only one having a majority of Democratic appointees. NOW WATCH: Everything we know about the FBI raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. The Second Circuit flipped last week when the Senate narrowly confirmed White House lawyer Steven Menashi to that bench. Circuit Judge)", "Pryor, Jill Anne Federal Judicial Center", "KELVIN LEON JONES, ROSEMARY MCCOY, et al., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, versus GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA, FLORIDA SECRETARY OF STATE, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jill_A._Pryor&oldid=1124730083, This page was last edited on 30 November 2022, at 05:45. Beverly Martin Ideology Scales from Conservative to Liberal of All Active Judges 1. One of the Rs was appointed by Donald Trump. When adding senior judges to that count, the circuit has 11 GOP-appointed and nine Democratic. So they now say, Can we find any existing statutes the Congress has passed that could potentially be used to advance a policy agenda? So the court has been struggling with: Do we let a president use a really old statute that was tailored for something else to address a new problem? This will be the third federal appeals court to flip control to a majority of Republican-appointed judges under the president. In its filing Thursday, the Justice Department said it planned to "provide its views on those issues" by the Friday deadline. endobj He is superbly qualified for the Eleventh Circuit, Davis said, pointing to his favorable rating from the American Bar Association. So if a circuit has ten Ds and five Rs, it is possible for a three-judge panel to be composed of a majority of Rs. Theres some bigger questions in this case that will tell us a little bit more about the role that the court sees itself playing in the decades to come.. A federal court in Ohio on Tuesday allowed a Michigan state law that bans paid transportation to the ballot booth to take effect in an order. With the addition of Judge Luck, the circuit now has six active Republican-appointed judges and six Democratic-appointed ones. endstream Circuit Court of Appeals has also flipped to majority GOP-appointed judges. 1332. The Republican-led chamber voted 52 to 43 along party lines to approve Brasher to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, over the opposition of Democrats and civil rights groups, including the NAACP. I dont think so. Biden v. Nebraska was brought by six Republican-led states Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina that argue Bidens plan creates a direct injury because it would result in lost tax revenue for each state. In her ruling, Cannon included a carve-out allowing for intelligence agencies to continue an assessment of the potential national security risks posed by Trump's hoarding of government records at his West Palm Beach estate. endstream [8] She took the oath of office on October 6, 2014. The 11th Circuit, which presides over Georgia, Alabama and Florida, often takes on some of the most hotly contested issues of the day: abortion, police brutality, gun control, immigration, the. [7] She received her judicial commission on September 9, 2014. Tenth Circuit(Wyo., Utah, Colo., Kan., Okla., N.M.): This court has five Rs and seven Ds and no vacancies. The Senate also voted to end debate, or invoke cloture, on four district court nominees for courts in Alaska, Missouri, Illinois and New York. Only four of the 13 federal appeals courts currently have more Republican-appointed judges than Democratic selections. ): The Third Circuit has five Rs and seven Ds and two vacancies. Long considered the most liberal court in America, the 9th U.S. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld an injunction against Biden's Covid vaccine mandate for federal contractors. That would be a very limited rule holding for the development of law. Eleventh Circuit(Ala., Ga., Fla.): This court has four Rs and eight Ds and no vacancies. Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears cases from Texas,. <>stream You have to have a wave of Democratic-appointed judges taking senior status for Trump to have any hope of flipping the 9th Circuit, University of Pittsburgh School of Law professor Arthur Hellman said. [Standing refers to the direct and concrete injury a plaintiff faces that gives them reason to sue.] Grants nomination has been opposed by civil rights and anti-abortion groups. Its been very encouraging.. Eighth Circuit(N.D., S.D., Neb., Minn., Iowa, Mo., Ark. A full 10 of the 11 Eight Circuit judges were installed by Republicans, dating back to George H.W. Trump appointed one of the Rs. I think were going to have to wait till the end of the term to see the ruling, Walker said. Trump pledged as a candidate in 2016 to appoint conservatives to the bench. Just a few days later, the Senate confirmed both Robert Luck and Barbara Lagoa to the Eleventh Circuitcausing that court to flip to a 7-6 conservative majority. They often find themselves scrambling to find an answer that avoids having them concede Tjoflats point. Mysteriously, this circuit seems to have been protected by the rampage of leftists inflicted on the other circuit courts and is one of the most conservative in the country. During law school, she was president of Stanford Universitys Federalist Society. United States Court of Appeals . Adalberto Jordan 8. Because of this low percentage, the Court . "But that inquiry is a core aspect of the FBI's criminal investigation.". Trump appointed 10 judges to the court during his term, dramatically reducing the conservative-to-liberal ratio, an 11-seat lead on the 29-judge court, to a margin of three. Eleven of the courts handle cases from specific multi-state regions, one handles cases from Washington, D.C., while another specializes in patent cases. Most cases don't make it past the various circuit courts of appeal, and so the ideological makeup of these courts is important as well. Their rulings can be challenged before the U.S. Supreme Court, but most such appeals are turned away because the top court typically hears fewer than 100 cases annually. 'Q*T!G#1lsypb*a+ mv>iwD-K'?`z=Nhs L.epkFVh&dYnH.k|8WpXw^qIN:+oB5Bugy:^KB^6YsMgiC7Nr}`*@z{ VA#=H.E#]@Je[Z?7da:D/9VS;'*4H Decisions of three-judge panels can be challenged to the entire circuit, but as I said, most cases aren't heard "en banc.". Circuit Court of Appeals concluded was so broad and so vague that it could prohibit anti-abortion or anti-immigration advocacy. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Gerald Tjoflat is now the longest-serving active federal appeals court judge, having surpassed 42 years on the bench. Still, she said, "I really think that, in most cases, judges aren't creatures of the party that puts them on the bench. Adalberto Jordan 15. Circuit Assignments It is ordered that the following allotment be made of The Chief Justice and the Associate Justices of this Court among the circuits, pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 42 and that such allotment be entered of record, effective September 28, 2022. If the two vacancies are filled, the court could become evenly split. I thought the solicitor general of the United States, Elizabeth Prelogar, did a fantastic job fighting one of the main parts, which is: Are we just using the crisis as an excuse? I thought she did a great job of explaining No, Walker said. One is now headquartered in Atlanta, the other in New Orleans. Circuit Court of Appeals is unhinged and dangerous radical Circuit Court of Appeals in March, which now has eight active judges appointed by a Republican president and six by a Democratic president. This table contains a listing of current judicial vacancies by court. I think it was pretty clear there are five, if not six, votes to apply the major questions doctrine., Walker explained, When presidents arrive in office they want to implement their ambitious policy agenda and, at least in recent years, find a Congress thats unwilling to do that. His appointees and their conservative colleagues made their presence known in a September 2020 opinion that allowed Florida to make it harder for felons to vote. President of the United States since 2021, US Supreme Court justice since 2010 (born 1960). Is it a remedy that applies nationwide that invalidates the program for everyone? There are currently 13 appeals court vacancies, six of them with pending nominees picked by Trump, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. In the span of one week, the Senate flipped two of the thirteen appellate courts. A Jimmy Carter-appointed judge dissented. Phyllis Kravitch 16. Our Constitution does not turn a blind eye to these types of conditions, and neither should we, she wrote. The Sixth Circuit is the court that recently ruled in Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio Some responses have been edited for length and clarity. The suit was filed by inmate Oberist Saunders, who contended the jails mental health unit was stifling hot with little or no air circulation. Does this surprise you? But the Supreme Court can afford to hear only a small number of cases. Bush, Judge Gerald Tjoflat, 88, 1975, Gerald Ford, Judge Stanley Marcus, 72, 1997, Bill Clinton, Judge Charles Wilson, 63, 1999, Bill Clinton, Judge Bill Pryor, 56, 2004, George W. Bush, Judge Beverly Martin, 62, 2010, Barack Obama, Judge Adalberto Jordan, 56, 2012, Barack Obama, Judge Robin Rosenbaum, 51, 2014, Barack Obama, Judge Jill Pryor, 55, 2014, Barack Obama, Judge Kevin Newsom, 45, 2017, Donald Trump, Judge Elizabeth Branch, 50, 2018, Donald Trump, Vacancy created on June 18 when Judge Julie Carnes became a senior judge. Concerns over Brashers record on election law issues stem from his work as solicitor general. "[10], Last edited on 30 November 2022, at 05:45, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies, "Hon. Don't mess with Texas. The Ninth Circuit has a reputation for being a hard-left court, and that reputation is well deserved, with seven Rs and 18 Ds and four vacancies. What surprised me the most after examining this data is how few courts could shift from Trump appointments. Second Circuit(N.Y., Vt.): The Second Circuit has four Rs and seven Ds and two vacancies. For the Eleventh Circuit _____ No. Sept. 11, 2016 5 AM PT The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, has long been the court conservatives love to hate. Presidents can reshape the federal judiciary with their appointments and seek to appoint judges they believe share their ideological leanings. Its like the first feel is free, unless its something almost as bad as rape. The Eleventh Circuit has twelve authorized active judgeships. HVmo6_qQPqdAl( k~1-xatov:Z_.WpadZ Fifth Circuit. Both Grant and Newsom are on Trump's short list for the U.S. Supreme Court. The second big question is on the legal merits of Bidens student loan forgiveness program. Although there are no guarantees a judge will rule the way a president might like, the number of Republican and Democratic appointees is generally an indicator of an appeals courts conservative-liberal balance. But some pointed to practical considerations, including the current composition of the appellate court, as potentially weighing in favor of taking a path of less resistance to avoid a full-scale appeal that could further hinder the criminal investigation. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspapers Breakdown podcast. In October, a federal appeals court blocked the imminent cancellation of federal student loans. pC-5G" [(FbGJa0:`_]5#}rfyV:4\whUFFbpm+ r`q)6kjB5i1uI5qfRzn}Kewp7AzT1-Gi.bXk#>atS:t0D,9P%9[@BZ(st8P`5SDmFTZKVm4o5m[D"zF7U. The Senate Democrats and their left wing allies are attacking one of the presidents judicial nominees for his legal work on behalf of his clients, Mike Davis, the president and founder of the conservative Article III Project. Largely 2-1. Nan Aron, president of Alliance for Justice, a liberal judicial advocacy group, expressed concern about Trumps appointments on the Atlanta appeals court. Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Frank Hull 5. Society has changed drastically as well, but we still see the same kinds of legal problems. "There's some sense that progressives, who have a different view of how the judiciary should operate, have been ascendant." Circuit Court of Appeals all but guarantees it will remain one of the nation's more conservative courts for years to come. The makeup of the 11th Circuit, with its majority of Trump-appointed judges, is among the potential challenges the Justice Department will confront as it responds to Cannon's decision. Ron DeSantis. HWKsHWQhdoMMU5{M%%@h)9=lvh<>|x89}W7VVu?\[upn\tt[StWy}^WWo^RZ-nN++M JBidf'U yUVU+/-My&. Shes been a reliable opponent of Trump judicial picks. After Kallons nomination died on the vine, the newly elected Trump nominated Newsom to fill the vacancy. ARAnqh+H-$%}7y@gT(M I do think if the court does say theres standing here, youll probably see a pretty narrow ruling on standing that just says this is an exceptional case just like Massachusetts v. EPA, where a state only has standing in this particular instance to try to kind of keep the courthouse doors not too open for states to bring lawsuits., Walker added, On the merits question, I think what will happen is the court will just send it back to the circuit court to consider whether to go forward. The fate of President Bidens $400 billion student debt relief program is now in the hands of the Supreme Court, whose decision as to whether Biden overstepped his executive power could significantly impact the lives of over 40 million U.S. student loan borrowers. Its possible, but I think its doubtful. A lot of attention is paid to the ideological balance of the Supreme Court, which is the ultimate arbiter of too many things in America nowadays. For the first time in more than three decades, Republican-appointed judges will soon occupy nearly half the seats on the left-leaning 9th Circuit Court of Appeals -- dealing a setback to . While political affiliation isnt an indicator alone of how a judge might rule, it reflects what a president wants in an appointment. Two of the Rs were appointed by Donald Trump. Four years later, that court is positioned to hear a high-stakes dispute between the Justice Department and Trump over the FBI's search of his Mar-a-Lago home last month. The student loan plan would forgive as much as $20,000 in federal loans for certain borrowers making less than $125,000 per year, $250,000 for households. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday and will flip the federal appeals court to a majority of Republican-appointed active judges with another confirmation later this week. The population in the two circuits, which include Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, is around one-fifth Black. by John Kruzel - 11/16/21 5:11 PM ET The legal fight over the Biden administration's workplace vaccine mandate was transferred to a Cincinnati-based federal appeals court Tuesday where. v. DeSantis, a 2020 voting rights case, Pryor wrote a scathing dissenting opinion. Judge Lagoa is expected to be confirmed later this week, flipping the active amount of judges to seven GOP appointed and six Democratic. [9], In Jones et al. Trump selected Brasher with a very specific agenda in mind, said Andrew Gillum, a former mayor of Tallahassee who was the 2018 Democratic nominee for governor in Florida. Sign up for notifications from Insider! Charles Wilson 14. The Richmond-based 4th Circuit is one of 13 appeals courts in the U.S. where virtually all federal cases are decided, except for the handful taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court. December 1, 2012, 9:30 am CST. The change took place when Judges Robert Luck and Barbara Lagoa received commission. The second case, Department of Education v. Brown, was filed by the Job Creators Network Foundation on behalf of two Texas student loan borrowers who dont qualify for student debt forgiveness under Bidens plan. Obama appointed the largest share of currently active federal judges at 38%, while George W. Bush named 20% of the total. But its often overlooked that 99-plus percent of all cases are decided by the lower courts, said Carrie Severino, chief counsel and policy director of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. via Wikipedia 22-13025 . Obviously, this can change over time as vacancies appear, but the partisan balance of the circuit courts aren't going to change dramatically any time soon. ): This circuit has 10 Rs and five Ds and two vacancies. Edward Carnes 3. This case in some ways is about what the role of courts is in our system to decide what the president can do and what the president cant do without Congress, Chris Walker, a law professor at the University of Michigan, told Yahoo News. "In our constitutional system, a judge must be independent, must keep an open mind in every case, and must decide cases based on the facts and the law, not based on personal or policy views," he said. I think if you kind of listen to the questions from the conservative members of the court, they still seemed really skeptical of that argument.. %PDF-1.6 Brasher received a unanimous Well Qualified rating to serve on the circuit court from the ABA committee that reviews judicial nominees. 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