Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 5, 2011
Senate committee approves Fitzgerald
White-collar defense attorney Michael W. Fitzgerald sailed through the Senate Judiciary Committee on a voice vote Thursday, putting him one step away from joining the federal bench in Los Angeles.
By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - White-collar defense attorney Michael W. Fitzgerald sailed through the Senate Judiciary Committee on a voice vote Thursday, putting him one step away from joining the federal bench in Los Angeles.
Fitzgerald, a former federal attorney practicing at Corbin, Fitzgerald & Athey LLP in Los Angeles, is poised to become the first openly gay judge in California confirmed by the Senate.
He joins 19 other distr...
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