The four finalists for U.S. District Court Judge John C. Shabaz’s seat have also put in their names for the new opening Judge Barbara Crabb has created by announcing her plans to seek senior status.
The Federal Nominating Commission has released the names of the 21 people hoping to succeed Crabb on the bench. Among them are former state Supreme Court Justice Louis B. Butler Jr., La Crosse County Circuit Court Judge Ramona A. Gonzalez, William M. Conley of Foley & Lardner LLP, and Stephen J. Meyer of Meyer Law Office.
The commission passed those four names to U.S. Sens. Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold last month as finalists for Shabaz’s seat. The senators will likely forward one or more of those candidates to President Barack Obama.
Now, the commission will review the 21 applicants for Crabb’s seat and, once again, forward a list of finalists to Kohl and Feingold. The 17 other applicants include:
· Eric G. Barber · James R. Cole · Hon. Stephen L. Crocker · David L. De Bruin · Anuj C. Desai · Kendall W. Harrison · Hon. Paul B. Higginbotham · David E. Jones · JoAnne F. Kloppenburg · James D. Peterson · Hon. Ralph M. Ramirez · John N. Schweitzer · Robert E. Shumaker · Stephen P. Sinnott · Hon. Lisa K. Stark · Michelle M. Umberger · Timothy L. Vocke
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I applaud all these lawyers for applying. It's a good crop. So how to choose? Easy. Ask two questions: (1) Should Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld be tried for war crimes against humanity, spying on Americans, condoning torture and lying about the grounds for war in Iraq? Any who answer "no" would then be disqualified. Then amongst those who answered "Yes," the second question: (2) What did you do about it when Bush was "president?"
The fundamental function of a federal judge is to stop abuses of power by the other branches of government. Trying lawsuits pales in comparison to this essential role. To all those who believe this and acted when they had the chance, we would welcome them to sit in this lifetime job.
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