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...York Times attributed Breyer's difficulties as a nominee to the fact that he had served as chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee and in that role made significant changes in the committee's process of screening judgeship nominees...
...accused of bombarding his ex-mistress Joy Silverman, 45, a wealthy Republican fund raiser, with a lengthy series of anonymous letters and phone calls that included a demand for $20,000 and a threat to kidnap her 14-year-old daughter. Wachtler, who has now resigned his judgeship, remains confined by court order to the Long Island condo he shares with his wife of 40 years, Joan...
...told of his failed run for judgeship as a young man, and of his insatiable hunger for learning. On the second day of my visit, though, having been strangely soothed by these stories and accolades, I learned of the death of Steve's 84-year-old grandmother. We talked the next day and tried to ease each other's pain. Our already powerful friendship was strengthened as a result...
Soon enough, he started to fulfill the requirements for judgeship. Get certification as a cat show master clerk. Pick up seven years of experience with one body type. Breed three Grand Champions. Know the standards for every breed. Then, the final test: serve at least five times as an assistant judge under a qualified master. Only a few survive the arduous weeding-out process. Barnaby made...
...most visible issue is Ryskamp's longtime membership in the expensive Riviera Country Club in Coral Gables, which reputedly barred blacks and Jews until a bylaws change last summer prohibited religious and racial discrimination. Ryskamp's membership went unnoticed in 1986, when the Senate confirmed his judgeship for Florida's Southern District. Last week the devout Presbyterian elder resigned from the club, but foes were unappeased. "The federal appeals courts usually have the last word in civil rights cases," says Johnnie R. McMillian, president of the Miami-Dade N.A.A.C.P. "Elevation of Judge Ryskamp would reduce the President's promise...