Vote on Judge Thompson nomination (1st US Circuit) postponed

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The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed until early next year its consideration of Rhode Island Superior Court Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson's nomination to the federal Court of Appeals First Circuit, in Boston.

The panel had tentatively scheduled a Christmas Eve vote on Thompson's nomination. But the action was postponed because an earlier-than-expected vote on the national health care overhaul was to send the Senate out of session until after the holidays.

President Obama nominated Thompson in early October to the $184,500-per-year job. If the Senate confirms her nomination, Thompson will be the first black judge on the first circuit bench, which handles cases appealed from the federal trial courts in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Puerto Rico.

http://newsblog.projo.com/2009/12/vote-on-judge-thompson-nominat.html


More about her and her nomination here:


Rhode Island Superior Court Justice Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson
Nominee for United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
58yo

Rhode Island Senators Suggest Circuit Nominee (will make the 1st Circuit 3-3) (Tue Apr-14-09 01:28 AM):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8340212

Meet Obama's New US Circuit Court Judicial Nominees: O. Rogeriee Thompson and Denny Chin (Tue Oct-06-09 10:44 PM):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6711414

'So far, so good' for RI 1st Circuit appeals court nominee: Senator Whitehouse Chairs hearing (Wed Dec-02-09 02:48 AM):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7131093

Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson up for Senate Judiciary vote this Thursday (Tue Dec-15-09 05:36 AM):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7229060

Senate panel to take up Thompson nomination Dec. 24 (Fri Dec-18-09 07:31 AM):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7260838