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Andre Birotte Jr. confirmed for L.A. federal judgeship
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed the nomination of Andre Birotte Jr., U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, to serve as a district judge in Los Angeles.
President Barack Obama nominated Birotte, who has served as the region's top federal prosecutor since 2010, to the federal bench in April. Birotte began his career as a deputy public defender in Los Angeles and later served for six years as the Los Angeles Police Department's inspector general, monitoring the department's compliance with a federal consent decree.
Birotte will replace Judge Gary Allen Feess, a Clinton appointee, whose seat has been vacant since March. With his confirmation, all...
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Andre Birotte Jr. confirmed for L.A. federal judgeship
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Willie Brown joins billionaire Adelson's team fighting online poker
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Letters: Lessons from a jailed drug dealer
Re "The view from inside," Opinion, Aug. 28
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Casino owner Sheldon Adelson hit with $70-million verdict
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And the winner is ... swing-state stocks
It’s all about swing states in today’s presidential election.So here’s another swing-state nugget, courtesy of Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank.Swing-state stocks have outpaced the Standard & Poor’s 500 index during President...