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N&B Congratulates Victoria Nourse for her Seventh Circuit Nomination (Unlike Boalt)

Boalt Hall has always been a bit parochial. Like Paris, it tends to divide the country up into two regions: its own (California) and "everywhere else." Still, it's suprising that Boalt's webpage hasn't gotten around to congratulating Victoria Nourse (J.D. '84), President Obama's second nominee to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

A few interesting facts about Prof. Nourse's nomination. First, she has impeccible Democratic credentials. As a congressional staffer, she helped draft the Violence Against Women Act; as an academic, she focuses on women's issues.

Second, Prof. Nourse is nominated for one of two "seats" traditionally allocated to Wisconsin. The other Wisconsin (non-senior) circuit judge is Diane Sykes--a star of the conservative movement and one of David Lat's favorite "judicial divas." It would be interesting if Wisconsin had two young, smart, female circuit judges of diametrically-opposed political and jurisprudential views.

Third, Prof. Nourse's father-in-law, Richard Cudahy, is a senior judge on the Seventh Circuit. In fact, Nourse is nominated for the seat that Cudahy filled from 1979 to 1994. I guess Boaltie judges like to follow in their parents' footsteps!

Congratulations, Professor Nourse!

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on July 21, 2010 (boomark / email).