Man's Nomination to Bench Ends As Congress Convenes
Charleston Daily Mail › January 08, 2009
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It's been 20 months since President Bush tapped Martinsburg lawyer William J. "Bill" Powell to replace the late federal Judge Craig Broadwater in the Northern District of West Virginia.
But Powell, 48, never got a chance to sit on the bench.See the full content of this document
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Man's Nomination to Bench Ends As Congress Convenes
The U.S. Senate never confirmed Powell's nomination, though Sens. Robert Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, both D-W.Va., OK'd Bush's selection.
Powell's nomination died Tuesday when the 111th U.S. Congress convened for the first time....See the full content of this document
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