José C. Feliciano Appointed to American Bar AssociationStanding Committee on Federal Judiciary
CLEVELAND, OH – August 4, 2006 – José C. Feliciano, a partner in Baker Hostetler's Cleveland office, has been appointed to the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary. The appointment, made by the President of the ABA, is based upon reputation for professional competence, integrity and devotion to public service. The Committee consists of fifteen members, representing each of the federal judicial circuits (two from the Ninth Circuit) and one member-at-large. Mr. Feliciano represents the Sixth Circuit. Each member, who is appointed to a three-year term, contributes several hundred pro bono hours per year to this public service. The purpose of the Committee is to evaluate the professional qualifications of all nominees to the Supreme Court of the United States, circuit courts of appeals, district courts and the Court of International Trade. In his role, Mr. Feliciano will take part in the investigation of Supreme Court nominees and be responsible for the investigation of judicial nominees for the Sixth Circuit. The investigation process includes: A review of the nominee's legal writings; confidential interviews with those likely to have information regarding the integrity, professional competence, and judicial temperament of the nominee, including federal and state judges; meeting with the nominee; and providing a written report and rating recommendation to the Committee. At the conclusion of its investigation, the Committee advises the White House, the Office of the Attorney General and the Senate Judiciary Committee of its rating of the nominee. Mr. Feliciano, who is a member of the ABA's Latin America Law Initiative Advisory Council, previously served on the Board of Governors and House of Delegates of the ABA, and was formerly Chair of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution and the ABA representative to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. In 2005, he received the “Spirit of Excellence” award given by the ABA's Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession for his efforts to promote a more racially and ethnically diverse legal profession.
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