Obama Nominates ACORN Fund Raiser to Court Seat

3/17/09 • CA Political News

Reporting from Washington President Obama announced his first judicial nomination today, elevating U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton from southern Indiana to the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. White House officials described Hamilton as a seasoned judge who has shown an "empathy with real people" and who has bipartisan support in the Senate.

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