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2. Unsuccessful recess appointments to United States federal ...

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   In the history of the United States, there have been approximately 32 unsuccessful recess appointments to United States federal courts. [1] 22 individuals have been appointed to a United States federal court through a recess appointment who were thereafter rejected by the United States Senate when their name was formally submitted in nomination, either by a vote rejecting the nominee, or by ...

3. List of law enforcement agencies in Texas - Wikipedia

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   There are over 150 federal law enforcement offices in Texas. including those for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Customs and Border Protection; Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; United States Secret Service; Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division; Naval ...

4. Judicial appointments in Canada - Wikipedia

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   Judges in positions that are under federal control (federally appointed positions) are eligible to serve on the bench until age 75. In some but not all Provincial and Territorial positions, appointed judges have tenure until age 70 instead. As for removal from the bench, judges have only rarely been removed from the bench in Canada.

5. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

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   Federal Courthouse in Galveston that housed the Eastern District court from 1891–1902, when the Southern District of Texas was created. [3] The first federal judge in Texas was John C. Watrous, who was appointed on May 26, 1846, and had previously served as Attorney General of the Republic of Texas. He was assigned to hold court in Galveston ...

6. Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies - Wikipedia

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   On September 30, 2009, President Obama nominated Butler to serve on the District Court. Critics argued that Butler should not be appointed to the federal bench after having been twice rejected by the voters of his state, [188] and labeled him as liberal ideologue who was hostile toward tough criminal sentences and the rights of gun owners. [189]

7. State police (United States) - Wikipedia

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   The State Highway Patrol was merged with the State Police on June 29, 1937. [7] The Texas State Police was formed during the administration of Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis on July 22, 1870, to combat crime associated with Reconstruction statewide in Texas. It worked primarily against racially based crimes, and included black police officers ...