Ohio Democrats on Tuesday filed their ninth request for the resumes of those appointed by state Treasurer Josh Mandel (R), the Tea Party favorite running for U.S. Senate.
What incentives might there be for bureaucrats, including those appointed by a previously authoritarian government, to carry out the wishes of an emerging democratic regime?
Civil servants, who expect to have careers that stretch across several presidents and agency heads, work for the "politicals," those appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, but they seldom work with ones whose terms are over.
She gave "strong support" for greater diversity among those appointed to the judiciary – so long as, of course, that such appointments are made "on merit".
* CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA For those making appointed rounds, the last concert season in New York was exhausting, in large part because of Carnegie Hall's newly adventurous programming, with extensive Perspectives series devoted to Maurizio Pollini, Pierre Boulez and Daniel Barenboim.
Rewardingly, for those who appointed her to a teaching post on the LSE's forthcoming MSc in women, peace and security, excitement about Ms Jolie Pitt's arrival also added lustre to her partner scholar, Professor William Hague's simultaneous appointment – one which might otherwise have dismayed any applicants aware of the protracted period that preceded his interest in women, peace and security.
Ten of those who had agreed to participate in FGI failed to make it for the appointed time.
The new bill, the Fair Defense Act, would not have the state taking control away from county judges, but would create minimum standards for lawyers appointed by those judges, would provide about $20 million a year in state money for the counties' programs and would institute reporting requirements allowing the state to monitor them.
The firm has filed suit in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on behalf of the New York County Lawyers Association, which is seeking to have the rates raised for all appointed lawyers, including those who work in the criminal courts.
