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Selection, advice and consent

Greg Galler
Guest Columnist
President Donald Trump recently announced his nomination of federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch to the vacant seat on the United States Supreme Court. However, before Judge Gorsuch can become a member of the Court, he must first be approved by the United States Senate pursuant to its authority known as “advice and consent.” How does this process work?broadstreet.zone(48036);
First, note that there are three levels to the federal court system, and all federal judges have lifetime appointments. The district court, where trials occur, is where the vast majority of cases begin. Any party unhappy with a district court decision can appeal to the circuit court of appeals. There are 13 courts of appeals. Finally, there is the U.S. Supreme Court, with its nine judges. It is the final stop in the federal system. Famed Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once noted, “We’re not final because we’re infallible; we’re infallible

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NLA student chosen as Normandy Scholar

Submitted photoChristopher Stewart and Even DuFresne will spend a year researching a local World War II veteran for the Normandy Scholar program. Their efforts will culminate in a trip to France to visit the soldier’s grave at the Normandy American Cemetery.
Evan DuFresne of North Lakes Academy Charter School has been accepted into the prestigious Normandy: Sacrifice for Freedom Albert H. Small Student and Teacher Institute.
Along with North Lakes teacher Christopher Stewart, DuFresne will embark on a yearlong course of study that concludes with a journey to Normandy, France, to honor a World War II Silent Hero who died during or after the D-Day landings.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Stewart and DuFresne join 14 other student and teacher teams from around the country on this educational journey.
“To start, we gave a general presentation to the entire student body about what this opportunity entailed,” Stewart said. “Eventually we narrowed things down to three interested students.”
The students were

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