Law Clerk Addict

* A Denver Post editorial laments President Barack Obama's failure to timely nominate individuals for two vacant positions in the District of Colorado, which the paper fears will result in that court becoming bogged down.

* Ohio's senators have recommended that Magistrate Judge Timothy Black (S.D. Ohio) be promoted to a district judgeship on his court. Of course, this is merely a recommendation (albeit one that will carry significant weight) and the decision of who to nominate for this post ultimately rests with President Obama.