judicial-designation

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25-5449 John Todd Williams v. United States Second Circuit 2025-08-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP article-three due-process judicial-designation jurisdictional-defect separation-of-powers structural-error 1. Whether a federal judge who is not properly designated under 28 U.S.C. §§ 291-296 may lawfully preside over a criminal case and its post-conviction…
25-5450 John Todd Williams v. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Second Circuit 2025-08-22 Denied Response WaivedIFP article-three due-process federal-appellate-judge judicial-designation jurisdiction post-conviction-motion 1. Whether a federal appellate judge who was never properly designated under 28 U.S.C. § 294 may lawfully adjudicate a post-conviction 28 U.S.C. § 22…
24-6622 John Bradley v. United States Second Circuit 2025-02-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP appointments-clause article-two constitutional-interpretation federal-judiciary judicial-designation separation-of-powers Does it violate the Appointments Clause for a Circuit Judge to be appointed to sit continuously as a District Judge by another Circuit Judge?