Sullivan says he’s formed a new council of advisors. Murkowski is sticking by tradition.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says he’s formed a new council to consider applicants for Alaska’s federal judgeships. He’s sidestepping a process that’s been in place for decades and it’s caused some friction between him and Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Alaska Public Media’s Liz Ruskin joined Alaska News Nightly host Casey Grove to discuss that, and the possibility of a federal government shutdown.: Liz, he’s calling this the “Alaska Federal Judiciary Council.” Can a senator just convene his own council?Sure.
So, like a lot of states, the Alaska tradition — and this goes back at least a few decades — is that the senators ask the Alaska Bar Association to collect the names of people who’d like to be nominated, and then the Bar Association polls all the attorneys in the state and asks, is this person qualified. And then the senators use that poll to help them decide.Yes. Sen. Murkowski requested a Bar Poll. It was conducted this spring. There were 14 names and two really came out in front.
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