Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012
News from the courts
Notice for appointment of new magistrate judge; Public comment period opens for Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure amendments
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Notice for appointment of new
magistrate judge
The Judicial Conference of the United States has authorized the
appointment of a full-time U.S. magistrate judge for the District
of Massachusetts, serving in the central division, with a duty
station bin the Donohue Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse in
Worcester.
Application forms and more information on the magistrate judge
position in this court may be obtained from the Clerk of Court,
Sarah Allison Thornton, U.S. District Court, District of
Massachusetts, 1 Courthouse Way, Suite 2300, Boston, MA 02210. The
application form also is available on the court's website. Submitted
applications (original and 14 copies) shall be marked
"CONFIDENTIAL," signed by the applicant personally and must be
received before 5 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2012 to be considered.
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Public comment period opens for
Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure amendments
The public comment period has opened for several
proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and
Procedure, which govern litigation in the federal courts. The
comment period closes Feb. 15, 2013.
This year, when members of the bench, bar and public submit
their comments on changes to the appellate, bankruptcy, civil,
criminal and evidence rules -- they'll notice a revamped website for the Federal Rules.
"Our goal in the reorganization was a simpler, more logical
starting point for the bench, practicing bar, and public to access
the federal rules and forms. We have attempted to describe the
rulemaking process in plain language while providing
straightforward access to the rules, the work of the Judicial
Conference's Rules Committees, and other historical and archival
material," said Benjamin Robinson, of the Judicial Conference Rules
Committee Support Office.
To make information easier to find, the rules section is divided
into general categories:
effective,
pending and
proposed rules published for public comment;
about the rulemaking process and
records and archives of the rules committees.