Three Judges Selected for Siegelman, Scrushy Appeals

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Source: Associated Press

Judges Selected For Siegelman, Scrushy Appeals

Published: Thu, November 27, 2008 - 12:06 pm
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Three judges with experience handling politically charged cases have been named to hear the appeals of former Gov. Don Siegelman and HealthSouth founder Richard Scrushy. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge J.L. Edmondson, Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat and Senior Judge James C. Hill will hearoral arguments Dec. 9 in Atlanta.

A federal jury convicted Scrushy and Siegelman on charges of bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud in 2006. Prosecutors said Scrushy bribed Siegelman for a seat on thestate Certificate of Need Review Board with $500,000 in donationsto Siegelman's 1999 lottery campaign. Siegelman, a Democrat, also was convicted on a separate obstruction of justice charge.

Read more: http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/judges_selected_for_siegelman_scrushy_appeals/21344

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1. recommend

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2. k&r

I certainly hope that there's a rope with rove's name on it

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3. I'd be happy w/a brand new orange jumpsuit

But what I'd like most, is a photo of Gov. Don standing in front of the bars that make up rove's new home.

I think Gov. Don would like that as well.

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4. K/R

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6. All-Republican Panel Will Hear Siegelman Appeal (Kos)

by RogerShuler
Thu Nov 27, 2008 at 07:04:56 PM PST ...

... President Gerald Ford appointed Hill and Tjoflat to the federal bench. President Ronald Reagan appointed Edmondson ...

Tjoflat was one of four Republican appointees who dissented in an 8-4 decision that sided with Al Gore's request to continue with manual recounts in Florida as part of the Bush v. Gore case in December 2000. Edmondson was one of three Republican appointees who sided with the majority in that case ...

Hill was part of a 2000 panel that allowed student-led prayer at Alabama's public schools ...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/27/215737/46/4/667150

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8. Thanks, I was wondering about the judges. Roger...

Is Legal Schnauzer. I encouraged him to start posting at Kos. I guess he assumes I'll post his stuff here, but I missed that.

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7. Edmondson nominated by Reagan.

Tjoflat and Hill nominated by Nixon for district court, Ford for appellate court.
Tjoflat is almost 80, Hill is 84.

3 good Republicans to hear a Democratic governor's appeal.
:-(

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9. experience handling politically charged cases

is that legal speak for a fixer?