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December 24, 2010

Elevated

An 11th-hour confirmation in the lame duck 111th Congressional session: Northern District of Ohio Judge Kate O'Malley fills a vacant slot on the CAFC. Her honor is the only district court judge in U.S. history to be elevated to the Federal Circuit. The CAFC still has two vacancies.

Posted by Patent Hawk at December 24, 2010 3:52 PM | The Patent System