U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Feb. 26, 2010
Obama Taps Berkeley Law Professor to Sit on the 9th Circuit
Professor Goodwin Liu's nomination to one of the two open seats on the federal appeals court is likely to set off a tough confirmation battle.
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Constitutional law scholar Goodwin Hon Liu of UC Berkeley School of Law is President Obama's first nomination for one of the two open seats at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the White House announced Wednesday.
The 39-year-old son of immigrant Taiwanese physicians, Liu will become the only Asian American among the 159 active judges on the federal courts o...
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