F-BOMBS

UPDATE: BLOOM CONFIRMED. Judge Beth Bloom was confirmed by the US Senate Tuesday morning by a vote of 95-0. She joins a now long line of former county court judges who worked their way up to the Federal Bench. Judge Gayles, Judge Moreno, and  Judge Altonaga also make up that distinguished conga line.


Judge Tinkler-Mendez:
Everybody (who is anybody) is talking about the animosity between the defense and the prosecution in the latest murder trial before Judge Tinkler-Mendez. The F word, F bombs, and a few other maledictions are being passed between the parties-outside the presence of the jury. 

Doesn't Judge Tinkler-Mendez try anything other than serious, nasty murder cases? We understand she is back-up, but still, even if you eat steak every night, you want a hamburger once-in- a- while. 

Judge Bloom: See our updated post yesterday, for her status. Cloture was invoked. Next up is the vote on the nomination. Stay tuned.  We will post when the Senate votes. 52nd Street Irving sets the odds at 1-5 in favor of confirmation. 

YOU SAY POTATO - WE SAY POHTAHTOE:
A little geography quiz: 
Name the small island in the Caribbean the US invaded during the Reagan administration to save a group of US medical students from rowdy Communist-Cuban engineers.

Did you say Granada? or Grenada? One is a city in Spain, the other  an island in the Caribbean. 

Dr.  Edward Gamson, a US dentist on holiday in London, booked two tickets for himself and his wife on British Airways for Granada, Spain. BA sent him and his wife to Grenada, in the Caribbean. After apologizing for their mistake, BA  REFUSED to fly Dr. Gamson and his wife to Granada.  A lawsuit (and a ton of bad publicity) is now pending. 

Mark Twain wrote that the difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between a lightning bug and lightning. 

See You In Court. 

YOUR TWO NEW FEDERAL JUDGES

UPDATED: A little REGJB/Blog/Fed trivia:
Name the last federal court judge in the southern district to have originally started his/her career as a county court judge.

The Federal JNC (Motto "the really really good JNC") has nominated four individuals for two open Federal Judge positions in the Southern District of Florida. And the surprising news is that all four nominees are State Court Judges. The nominees are:

Beth Bloom
Darrin Gayles
Peter Lopez
John Thornton

All REGJB criminal court judges or alumni. 

Once nominated, the two judges can look forward to a complete FBI investigation, an appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and then becoming a political football, kicked back and forth between the Republicans and Democrats while their careers twist in political limbo. Some nominees become part of political deals and are approved, while other nominees become the line in the sand drawn by a senator out to prove a point. 

To Judges Thornton, Gayles, Bloom and Lopez:

The Good News: You've been nominated to be a federal judge. 
The Bad News: You've been nominated to be a federal judge. 
Sincerely, your favourite blogger. 

See You In Court.