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Nguyen's nomination will get debate and vote after Thanksgiving break

By Richard Binder

Prior to leaving for the Thanksgiving recess on Saturday, the U.S. Senate unanimously agreed to vote on President Obama?s nomination of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen o the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California next Tuesday at noon Eastern time, following 30 minutes of debate. With a unanimous committee vote and a 60-senator Democratic majority, the nomination is expected to be confirmed.

Nguyen would be the first Obama-appointed federal judge in California. She was the first Vietnamese American woman to serve on the California bench, and will be the first Vietnamese American to serve as an Article III federal judge if confirmed by the Senate.

Nguyen, who was rated well-qualified for the position by the American Bar Association, would fill a seat that has been vacant since Nora Manella was named to this district?s Court of Appeal in 2006.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on November 24, 2009 (boomark / email).