James Gardner Colins

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James Gardner Colins was appointed, ultimately unsuccessfully, by Gov. Rendell to fill the vacancy on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court created by the resignation of Ralph Cappy.^[1]

Contents 1 Political Affiliation 2 Senate Airs Doubts 3 External links 4 References

Political Affiliation

Democrat.

Senate Airs Doubts

Leaders in the Pennsylvania Senate (R-majority) voiced concerns over Governor Rendell's judicial nominees. They singled out Colins, Rendell's friend and Supreme Court nominee, for what they regarded as questionable objectivity in Commonwealth Court cases involving the Rendell administration. They were also concerned that this connection would force Colins to recuse himself from a number of Supreme Court cases. For his part, Supreme Court Justice Ronald Castille defended Colins, arguing "that there were only eight cases under the Supreme Court's review in which Colins participated as a member of a Commonwealth Court panel."^[2]

External links

• Governor Rendell Announces Judicial Nominations for Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth Courts

References