Obama's nominees for federal court vacancies
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A look at President Barack Obama's nominees to fill federal court vacancies:
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NOMINEES CONFIRMED
_ Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, nominated June 1, confirmed Aug. 6.
_ Gerard Lynch, 2nd Circuit, nominated April 2, confirmed Sept. 17.
_ Jeffrey L. Viken, district judge-South Dakota, nominated June 25, confirmed Sept. 29.
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APPEALS COURT NOMINEES AWAITING CONFIRMATION
_ Joseph A. Greenaway, 3rd Circuit, nominated June 19.
_ Thomas I. Vanaskie, 3rd Circuit, nominated Aug. 6.
_ Andre M. Davis, 4th Circuit, nominated April 2.
_ Barbara Milano Keenan, 4th Circuit, nominated Sept. 14.
_ Jane Branstetter Stranch, 6th Circuit, nominated Aug. 6.
_ David F. Hamilton, 7th Circuit, nominated March 17.
_ Beverly Baldwin Martin, 11th Circuit, nominated June 19.
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DISTRICT COURT NOMINEES AWAITING CONFIRMATION
_ Irene Cornelia Berger, district judge-West Virginia, nominated July 8.
_ Louis Butler Jr., district judge-Wisconsin, nominated Sept. 30.
_ Edward Milton Chen, district judge-California, nominated Aug. 6.
_ Charlene Edwards Honeywell, district judge-Florida, nominated June 25.
_ Dolly M. Gee, district judge-California, nominated Aug. 6.
_ Abdul K. Kallon, district judge-Alabama, nominated July 31.
_ Roberto A. Lange, district judge-South Dakota, nominated July 8.
_ Jacqueline H. Nguyen, district judge-California, nominated July 31.
_ Richard Seeborg, district judge-California, nominated Aug. 6.
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Grounds for Divorce in Ohio - Sylkatis Law, LLC
A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Any gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
• Procurement of a divorce outside this state by the other party
Additionally, there are two “no-fault” basis for which a court may grant a divorce:
• When the parties have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation
• Incompatibility, unless denied by either party
However, whether or not the the court grants the divorce for “fault” or not, in Ohio the party not at “fault” will not get a bigger slice of the marital property.