Updates on Mr. DuMont’s nomination are here.
Our prior post on Mr. DuMont is here.
Edward C. DuMont
More News Coverage of Ed DuMont’s Nomination to the Federal Circuit
I like him more every day.
From How Appealing:
“Breaking Barriers: Edward DuMont, praised by colleagues as ‘brilliant,’ would be the first openly gay federal appellate judge in the country.” Chris Geidner has this article online at the web site of Metro Weekly, Washington, DC’s gay & lesbian news magazine.
Nominee to Federal Circuit (Ed DuMont) Has Significant Indian Law Experience
Ed DuMont‘s nomination to the Federal Circuit (more news articles from How Appealing) is very interesting, given that as former attorney for the Office of the Solicitor General, he argued two Indian law cases (one opposed and one in favor, winning both). The two cases are Kiowa Tribe (1998, as amicus favoring the tribe) and Chickasaw Nation (2001).
Mr. DuMont also worked on the following cases: MichGO v. Kempthorne (D.C. Cir. 2008, on behalf of the Gun Lake Band); San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino (D.C. Cir. 2007, on the NCAI amicus brief); and City of Roseville v. Norton (D.C. Cir. 2003, on behalf of the United Auburn Band).
This might actually be good news for Indian Country. As always, hard to predict, but the more the judges know, the better.
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