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To: MrLucky who wrote (11583)	9/15/2003 4:31:22 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14610

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court postponed California's Oct. 7 gubernatorial recall election, ruling the historic vote can't proceed as scheduled because some votes would be cast using outmoded punch-card ballot machines. online.wsj.com Bios of the Judges on the panel: THE JUDGES The Ninth Circuit is the largest, and one of the most liberal, of the 13 federal appellate circuit courts. The makeup of the panel for Southwest v. Shelley was particularly liberal for the Ninth Circuit. Here's information on the panel's three judges: Harry Pregerson, 79 years old: Appointed to Ninth Circuit in 1979 by Carter; ex-Marine has been outspoken in opposition to death penalty; stayed first execution in state since California reinstated the death penalty but was reversed by Supreme Court; has declared he can't abide by high-court rulings on California's Three Strikes law; wrote opinion that gay man should be able to sue for sexual stereotyping. Sidney Thomas, 50: Appointed 1996 by Clinton; retroactively applying Supreme Court ruling, wrote opinion reversing death sentences for more than 100 prisoners because a judge, rather than jury, had found them eligible for death penalty; joined, along with Judge Thomas, opinion allowing Mexican man abducted at direction of Drug Enforcement Administration to sue for damages. Richard Paez, 56; Appointed 2000 by Clinton; former legal-aid lawyer; nomination was delayed for years by conservatives who deemed him a liberal activist; in 2001 wrote opinion voiding a Three Strikes sentence as unconstitutionally harsh but was reversed by Supreme Court; wrote opinion upholding Alaska's limits on soft-money campaign donations.