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Government

Nov. 22, 2014

Northern District bench nomination proceeds

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of San Francisco-based Covington & Burling LLP partner Haywood S. Gilliam to the Northern District of California bench Thursday.

By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of San Francisco-based Covington & Burling LLP partner Haywood S. Gilliam to the Northern District of California bench Thursday.

Gilliam, a white-collar defense attorney and former prosecutor, unanimously cleared the final hurdle before being voted on by the full Senate.

In the committee meeting, a Republican senator said it is uncommon for nominees to be vot...

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