Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will conduct hearings on Obama's appointments to the Federal Bench. Of particular importance to our area will be the panel's hearing over Judge Haikala for a lifetime appointment as a federal district judge for the Northern District of Alabama. Judge Haikala has spent the last several months as a magistrate judge for our district. Below is the link to the story on al.com:
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/06/obama_pick_for_north_alabama_l.html#incart_river_default