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The Re-Nomination of Caitlin J. Halligan to the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia Circuit

January 3, 2013: White House Announcement of Re-Nomination

 

CJA's January 16, 2013 letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee --
"RE: Citizen Opposition to Senate Confirmation of Caitlin Halligan to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit & Request to testify in opposition at confirmation hearing"


CJA's October 2, 2001 letter to Solicitor General Caitlin J. Halligan --
"RE:  Your Duty to Comply with Fundamental Rules of Supervisory and Professional Responsibility in the appeal..."
       
   Ex A-1: "Spitzer Names Halligan Solicitor General", NYLJ, September 25, 2001
          Ex A-2: "Poised and Playful in the Legal Fast Lane", NYT, September 1, 2001
          Ex B: Disciplinary Rules: "Disclosure of Information to Authorities"; "Responsibilities of a Partner or Supervisory Lawyer"; Representing a Client Within the Bounds of the law"; "Awards of Costs and Imposition of Financial Sanctions for Frivolous Conduct in Civil Litigation"
          Ex. C:  CJA's September 4, 2001 memo to AG Spitzer & Solicitor General Preeta Bansal
          Ex. D:  Deputy Solicitor General Michael Belohlavek's September 6, 2001 letter
          Ex. E:  CJA's September 7, 2001 letter to Deputy Solicitor General Belohlavek
          Ex. F-1: CJA's September 17, 2001 letter to Deputy Solicitor General Belohlavek, sent by express mail
          Ex. F-2:  Express mail postal receipt

          Ex. G-1:    Assistant Solicitor General Carol Fischer's September 25, 2001 e-mail
          Ex. G-2:  CJA's September 26, 2001 e-mail to Assistant Solicitor General Fischer
          Ex. G-3:  CJA's September 26, 2001 e-mail to Assistant Solicitor General Fischer
          Ex. H:  CJA's September 21, 2001 letter to Gerald Stern, Administrator & Counsel, NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct
          Ex. I:  CJA's September 21, 2001 letter to Deputy Solicitor General Belohlavek
 


CJA's October 4, 2001 letter to Solicitor General Halligan --
RE:  Mr. Stern's bad-faith response to my September 21st letter to the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct"
        --
enclosing Mr. Stern's September 26, 2001 letter
     

CJA's October 9, 2001 letter to Solicitor General Halligan --
"RE:  My August 17th Motion in the Appeal..."

        -- enclosing CJA's October 9, 2001 letter to Mr. Stern -- "RE: Pertinent Disclosure in Connection with my August 17th Motion, inter alia, for Special Assignment /Transfer of Appeal"

     
CJA's October 11, 2001 memo to A.G. Spitzer & Solicitor General Halligan --
RE: Your Mandatory Supervisory Responsibilities..."
      
 -- enclosing Deputy Solicitor General Belohlavek's October 10, 2001 letter
                   & CJA's October 11, 2001 letter to Deputy Solicitor General Belohlavek -- "RE: Your Palpably Bad-Faith, Insufficient October 10, 2001 letter"

 

CJA's public interest lawsuit v NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct --

click here for:
  Record in the Appellate Division, 1st Dept.


click here for: Record in the NY Court of Appeals

 

click here for:
CJA's 2011 Opposition to Ms. Halligan's Original Nomination

click here for:

wikipedia for Caitlin Halligan --
& her successive nominations to the D.C. Court of Appeals: 
September 29, 2010 -- original nomination
January 5, 2011 -- 1st renomination
June 11, 2012 -- 2nd renomination
September 19, 2012 -- 3rd renomination
January 3, 2013 -- 4th renomination

 

PRESS ON JANUARY 3, 2013 NOMINATION

"Obama judicial nominees likely to reignite controversy", January 4, 2013, Bill Mears, CNN

"Media Ignore GOP Senators' Change Of Heart On Up-Or-Down Votes For Federal Court Nominations", January 4, 2013, Media Matters

 

 

 

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