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Her father, James S. Moody Jr., is a longtime federal judge in Tampa who previously served as a Hillsborough circuit judge and, before that, operated a Plant City law firm.
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Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
District judges can issue nationwide injunctions (though they are sometimes criticized for doing so), and certain cases (like some redistricting cases) are heard by a hybrid panel made up of both district and circuit judges.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Prior to the appointment, Coney Barrett served from 2017 to 2020 as a circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, which covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Without explanation, a panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal rejected Peterson’s argument that a circuit judge should have granted summary judgment in his favor.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
District judges can issue nationwide injunctions (though they are sometimes criticized for doing so), and certain cases (like some redistricting cases) are heard by a hybrid panel made up of both district and circuit judges.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Prior to the appointment, Coney Barrett served from 2017 to 2020 as a circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, which covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Without explanation, a panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal rejected Peterson’s argument that a circuit judge should have granted summary judgment in his favor.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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