Word: appointer
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...influence of contributions becomes even more pernicious given the power Texas judges have over the appointment of counsel. Unlike many states, Texas does not have a state public defender's office; instead, courts appoint individual lawyers to take the cases of defendants too poor to pay themselves. These courts have been widely accused of appointing inept, inexperienced or indifferent lawyers to the demanding task of criminal defense, a practice that is especially worrisome in capital cases where the client's life is at stake. Judges also have the power to decide how much the appointees, including campaign contributors, will...
Drummond's departure comes somewhat late in the academic term, a fact that Nathans said means her office will not appoint a formal "Faculty/administrative" search committee to fill Drummond's post...
...going to appoint someone who is not vitally interested and committed to those types of issues," Rudenstine said in February. "They'll one way or another do work in that field...
...fact that the opposition remains weak, and they may not even need the sympathy vote they could count on if they called snap elections. "They're more likely to wait until after they host the G7 summit in July," says Larimer. "The question is who they'll appoint as their candidate. Rather than choose a fresh face who can lead Japan into the future, they may be more tempted to opt for a safe but uninspired choice acceptable to different factions." And, of course, that might slow the pace of reform. "Remember, Obuchi himself represented a more cautious option when...
Finally, it is Hunt's responsibility to appoint delegates to represent Harvard at different universities and professional associations in the United States and in other countries and to coordinate their trips. The University usually disperses 60 delegates to the four corners of the world...