|
Vacancy
Announcement
In observance of the Independence Day Holiday
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth
Circuit will be closed Friday, July 3, 2009. More
Information
Vacancy
Announcement
The Sixth Circuit Judicial Council is soliciting
applications from persons interested in
appointment as United States Bankruptcy
Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee
at Chattanooga. More
Information
Vacancy
Announcement
The Sixth Circuit Judicial Council is soliciting
applications from persons interested in
appointment as United States Bankruptcy
Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky
at Lexington. The application Deadline has
changed to June 30, 2009. More
Information
Public
Notice
The
current 14 year term of office of Jeffrey
P. Hopkins, United States Bankruptcy Judge
for the Southern District of Ohio at Cincinnati,
is due to expire on March 31, 2010. The
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth
Circuit is presently considering whether
to reappoint the incumbent bankruptcy judge
to a new 14 year term of office. More
Information
2009
Court Session Calendar
The
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth
Circuit has posted the 2009 Court Session
Calendar for the arguments to be held in
Cincinnati, Ohio. More
Information
Wireless
Access
For
the benefit of the bar, wireless access
to the internet is available in certain
locations in the Potter Stewart Courthouse.
More
Information
Increase
in Compensation for CJA Counsel
The case compensation limits applicable
to counsel appointed under the Criminal
Justice Act have been increased from $5,600
to $6,100 for representation in direct criminal
appeals, appeals from the denial of habeas
corpus or § 2255 relief. The increases
apply in cases in which any work was performed
on or after March 11, 2009.
The
maximum hourly compensation rate for non-capital
representation has increased from $100 to
$110 for work performed on or after March
11, 2009. The maximum hourly compensation
rate for capital federal post-conviction
proceedings has increased from $170 to $175
for work performed on or after March 11,
2009.
|
