Who’s on Obama’s Supreme Court short list? 
Published: November 26, 2012
Tags: 20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2013, Barack Obama, U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s reelection – and the fact that four of the current nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are at or above the age of 74 – means that the president will likely appoint at least one more justice to the Court, perhaps as soon as next year.
President signs bankruptcy judge extension law
Published: June 8, 2012
Tags: bankruptcy judges, Barack Obama
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has signed into law a measure that extends for five more years 29 federal bankruptcy judgeships that were set to expire.
GOP blocked confirmation vote on CFPB director
Published: December 8, 2011
Tags: Barack Obama, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, mandatory arbitration, Richard Cordray, Senate
WASHINGTON – The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will remain without a permanent director after Senate Republicans blocked a confirmation vote on President Barack Obama’s pick to head the agency.
The 53-45 vote Thursday fell seven votes below the 60 needed to close debate on the nomination of Richard Cordray and move it to a final vote. All but two Republicans voted to block the vote.
