Commission recommends 6 for federal judge spot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Six finalists from a field of 11 applicants have been selected to fill a pending vacancy on a federal appeals court which handles appeals from Wisconsin and other states.
The finalists named by the Federal Nominating Commission on Monday are U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, Milwaukee County Judge Richard Sankovitz and Madison attorney Linda Clifford, who unsuccessfully ran for the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2007.
The other three finalists are criminal defense attorney Dean Strang and University of Wisconsin-Madison law professors Anuj Desai and Victoria Nourse.
President Barack Obama will ultimately pick the replacement for 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Terence Evans, who is taking senior status in January.
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