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Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 29, 2006

Feinstein Faces Long Odds in Fight to Keep Seat for a Californian

WASHINGTON - Sen. Dianne Feinstein's gamble hasn't yet paid off. The Democrat from California is attempting to block a nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on grounds that the seat in question should go to a Californian rather than an Idahoan.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Sen. Dianne Feinstein's gamble hasn't yet paid off.
      The Democrat from California is attempting to block a nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on grounds that the seat in question should go to a Californian rather than an Idahoan.
      But the chairman of the Senate Judiciar...

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