UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
United States District Court
District of Connecticut
APPOINTMENT OF A UNITED STATES FILED AT NEW HAVEN
MAGISTRATE JUDGE MERIT SELECTION PANEL
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Roberta D. T i ; Clerk
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER By ( ~ep~i0J
Pursuant to the authority conferred by 28 U.S.C. Sections 631, et seq., and
the further authority granted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, the Board
of Judges for the District of Connecticut hereby appoints the following persons to the
Merit Selection Panel for the District of Connecticut to review whether Magistrate Judge
Donna F. Martinez should be reappointed to an additional eight (8) year term.
Now therefore, it is ORDERED that the members of the Merit Selection Panel
for the District of Connecticut are:
Attorney Peter Nolin, Chair
Dr. BookerDeVaughn
Mr. Christopher Bruhl
Attorney Brian Spears
Attorney Nuala Droney
Attorney Jenny Chou
Attorney Sean Fisher
Attorney Preston Tisdale
Attorney Elizabeth Alquist
Pursuant to Judicial Conference Policy, the members of this Merit Selection
Panel who are eligible to apply for a magistrate judge position, are restricted from
applying for such a position for one year from the date of this Order, and they were
notified of this restriction in writing by letter from the undersigned dated April 19, 2017.
It is further ORDERED that the Panel report to the Court whether the
incumbent is recommended for reappointment within ninety (90) days of appointment.
The Panel must review the incumbent's current service as magistrate judge and other
experience, the comments from members of the bar and public, and other evidence of
the incumbent's good character, ability, and commitment to equal justice under the law.
A written report must be submitted by no later than September 11, 2017.
Dated at New Haven, Connecticut, this 13th day of June 2017.
/s/ Janet C. Hall
Janet C. Hall
Chief United States District Judge
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