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Magistrate judge recommended for seat on federal district court

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July 22, 2009

Ohio: Federal magistrate judge Benita Pearson has been recommended by Ohio's two U.S. senators to President Obama to fill an Article III federal vacancy on the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The opening is due to the assumption of senior status by Peter Economus.

If the recommendation is accepted by President Obama the Senate must still vote to confirm the nomination. If confirmed, Pearson would become the first black woman to receive a seat in the Ohio Federal Districts.

"David Sierleja, first assistant U.S. attorney in Cleveland, called Pearson 'an extremely hardworking, very bright' lawyer who did an outstanding job prosecuting public-corruption cases."[1]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cleveland Plain Dealer "Federal magistrate judge Benita Pearson recommended for U.S. District Court seat" July 22, 2009
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