U.S. District Court – Page 4

Judge Threatens to Hold Blago’s Attorney in Contempt

allan15 years ago15 years ago03 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Closing arguments in the public corruption trial of Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich were supposed to finish up on Monday, but those plans were derailed when Blago’s attorney got into a big tiff with the judge, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The judge threatened to hold Blago’s attorney Sam Adam Jr in contempt…

Granddaughter of Slave Audrey Collins is Chief U.S. District Judge in LA

allan16 years ago16 years ago02 mins

Obviously the election of Barack Obama was a milestone in this country’s racial history. But the story of Audrey B. Collins, the granddaughter of a slave, is also a milestone worth noting. By Scott Glover Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Not long after Audrey B. Collins was named chief judge of the U.S. District…