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Lecturer in Law Judge Jeremy Fogel is named by Law.com as one of the possible candidates for a 9th circuit judgeship:
The speculation over who will fill California vacancies on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shifted into a higher gear Tuesday, after the Obama administration made its first appellate pick.
The president selected Judge David Hamilton from Indiana's Southern District -- said to be a well-liked moderate -- for a seat on the 7th Circuit in Chicago. In California, three Northern District judges are seen as contenders for the 9th Circuit. But the district court bench is hardly the only Northern California constituency eyeing a spot on the bench.
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Should Obama's Hamilton pick signify a trend toward district court elevations, it would aid Judges Jeremy Fogel and Claudia Wilken, who both said they would be "honored" to serve if asked. Fogel is also a possibility for the Federal Circuit. Judge Susan Illston has long been said to be interested; she didn't return a call for comment.