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Senate debates judicial nominees AP Planner July 31, 2019 Wednesday

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July 31, 2019 Wednesday

Senate debates judicial nominees

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Senate convenes and proceeds to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Michael Liburdi to be
U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona, with agenda including votes on the nominations of Liburdi and of Peter
Welte to be U.S. District Judge for North Dakota, and on a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of James
Hendrix to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
Motions to invoke cloture on Liburdi's and Welte's nominations passed yesterday, by 51 votes to 37 and 66-21
respectively
Event Start Date: 2019-07-30
Event End Date: 2019-07-30
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Western Kansas judges named to panel The Hutchinson News (Kansas) July 30, 2019 Tuesday

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July 30, 2019 Tuesday

Western Kansas judges named to panel

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July 30-- Jul. 30--TOPEKA -- Three representatives from the Kansas judicial branch have been appointed to serve
on the Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission, including two judges from western Kansas, according to a press
release.
Under authority granted by state statute, Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss appointed Chris Mechler,
court services specialist in the Office of Judicial Administration, to the commission, the release said.
The Kansas District Judges Association appointed Chief Judge Glenn Braun and the Kansas District Magistrate Judges
Association appointed District Magistrate Judge Marty Clark to the commission.
Braun serves in the 23rd Judicial District, which is composed of Ellis, Gove, Rooks, and Trego counties. Clark serves in
Russell County of the 20th Judicial District, the release said.
The 2019 Legislature created the commission to study the criminal justice system as a whole and make
recommendations about sentencing, diversion programs, specialty courts, specialized correctional facilities, offender
supervision, criminal justice data management, and other matters identified by the commission. Other commission
members represent the Legislature, law enforcement, prosecution and defense counsel, law schools, addiction, and
health care professionals, and the faith-based community, the release said.
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Sen. Cornyn Issues Floor Remarks on Upcoming Senate Vote on Seven Texas Judicial Nominees Targeted News Service
July 30, 2019 Tuesday 8:21 AM EST

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Sen. Cornyn Issues Floor Remarks on Upcoming Senate Vote on Seven Texas
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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following excerpts of his floor remarks on the Senate's upcoming votes on seven
judicial confirmations for Texas:
"This week we intend to keep our progress on nominations going strong, and we have seven Texas district judge
nominees on the docket. Seven."
"Among those well-qualified nominees is a former Army paratrooper and Marine JAG officer, former and current
intermediate court judges, former and current federal and state prosecutors, and a Texas Supreme Court justice, a job I
once held. They've all proudly served the Lone Star State in a variety of capacities, and I'm again impressed by the
outstanding nominees that the President has recruited to fill these important judicial vacancies."
"When these nominees are confirmed, we will finally break down two barriers in the Texas district courts. Ada Brown
will be the first African-American woman to sit in the Northern District of Texas, and Jason Pulliam will be the first
African-American in the Western District of Texas."
"Each of these nominees has shown their legal acumen, clear judgment, and unwavering commitment to the rule of law,
and I look forward to voting for their nominations later this week."
The seven judicial nominations the Senate will consider are as follows:
1. Executive Calendar #203, James Wesley Hendrix, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern
District of Texas.
2. Executive Calendar #204, Sean D. Jordan, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of
Texas.
3. Executive Calendar #205, Mark T. Pittman, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of
Texas.
4. Executive Calendar #231, Jeffrey Vincent Brown, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern
District of Texas.
5. Executive Calendar #232, Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of
Texas.
6. Executive Calendar #326, Ada E. Brown, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of
Texas.
7. Executive Calendar #345, Jason K. Pulliam, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of
Texas.
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Attorney Chiravollatti Appointed to Serve as Ballwin's Provisional Judge; The Hammer Law Firm, LLC is honored to
announce that Attorney Nicole Chiravollatti has been appointed to serve as the City of Ballwin's provisional municipal
judge PR Newswire July 30, 2019 Tuesday 12:24 PM EST

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Attorney Chiravollatti Appointed to Serve as Ballwin's Provisional Judge;

The Hammer Law Firm, LLC is honored to announce that Attorney Nicole
Chiravollatti has been appointed to serve as the City of Ballwin's provisional
municipal judge
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PR Newswire
On July 15, 2019, the Mayor of Ballwin and the Board of Aldermen appointed Attorney Nicole Chiravollatti of The
Hammer Law Firm, LLC to serve as the city's new provisional municipal judge. The ordinance received unanimous
board approval and Virginia Nye, Ballwin's acting municipal judge, administered the oath at the beginning of the July
15th Ballwin Board of Aldermen meeting.
Attorney Chiravollatti's new duties include serving as municipal judge whenever the appointed official is unable to
attend court sessions due to absence or illness. This is an incredible opportunity that will allow Attorney Chiravollatti to
utilize her extensive legal experience on behalf of the Ballwin citizens who have been victimized or charged with
crimes.
Attorney Chiravollatti released the following statement regarding her appointment:
"I am deeply honored that the Ballwin Mayor and Board of Aldermen have appointed me to represent the city of
Ballwin as Provisional Judge. My appointment to the bench is validation that I have acquired the extensive experience,
courtroom skills, legal knowledge, and steady demeanor required to serve the community in this capacity. For an
attorney, there is no greater privilege than being chosen to serve as a judge. I am so grateful for this amazing
opportunity."
Attorney Chiravollatti is committed to representing clients facing misdemeanor and felony charges in Missouri. Because
this is a part-time appointment, she is still accepting clients as the Managing Attorney at The Hammer Law Firm, LLC.
To learn more about the criminal defense attorneys at The Hammer Law Firm, LLC,
visithttps://www.thehammerlawfirm.com/.
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Stitt receives names of finalists for Supreme Court vacancy

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Gov. Kevin Stitt will select his first Oklahoma Supreme Court justice from three applicants serving as state judges
-- a member of the state Court of Civil Appeals, a district judge and an associate district judge. The Judicial
Nominating Commission sent th...
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Three finalists named for judgeship The Bismarck Tribune July 31, 2019 Wednesday

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The Bismarck Tribune

July 31, 2019 Wednesday

Three finalists named for judgeship

BYLINE: JACK DURA Bismarck Tribune

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The North Dakota Judicial Nominating Committee has named three finalists for a new judgeship in the district that
serves Burleigh and Morton counties.
Seven attorneys applied to be considered for the new South Central Judicial District judgeship. One later withdrew his
name. The committee met Tuesday to interview the remaining six.
The finalists are Mercer County State's Attorney Jessica Binder, of Hazen; Bismarck attorney Paul Myerchin; and South
Central District Magistrate Pamela Nesvig, of Bismarck.
Gov. Doug Burgum has 30 days to appoint one of them, reconvene the committee or call a special election.
Whoever fills the judgeship will have to run in 2022 for a full six-year term.
The South Central Judicial District comprises Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sheridan
and Sioux counties. It currently has nine judges.
The district is the busiest in the state and has had a shortage of two to three judges since at least 2009, based on
weighted caseload studies. The 2019 Legislature approved the new judgeship and companion court reporter in the new
two-year judicial branch budget.
The North Dakota Supreme Court is accepting public comments until Thursday on chambering the new judge in
Mandan. The judge is expected to be seated by September.
The Judicial Nominating Committee has shepherded 26 judicial appointments since 2013, largely owing to retirements
of baby boomer-age judges and new seats created to meet rising caseloads due to the Bakken oil boom.
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Billings man convicted of meth distribution at bench trial Justice Department Documents and Publications July 30, 2019

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July 30, 2019

Billings man convicted of meth distribution at bench trial

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U.S. Attorney's Office

District of Montana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Billings man convicted of meth distribution at bench trial
BILLINGS -- A federal judge today convicted Billings resident Darrell Franklin Holliday on methamphetamine
distribution charges after a two-day bench trial, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided and found Holliday, 48, guilty of all three counts in an indictment.
Holliday was charged with possession with intent to distribute meth and two counts of distribution of meth. The trial
began on Monday.
Holliday faces a minimum mandatory five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of
supervised release. He remains in custody pending sentencing.
Judge Watters will set a sentencing date.
Prosecutors presented evidence, including three witnesses, that Holliday was distributing meth in the Billings area and
Montana beginning in August 2017. Investigators worked with a confidential informant, who obtained gram quantities
of meth from Holliday in two controlled buys. In April 2018, Holliday provided officers a recorded statement in which
he admitted to using meth daily when he had the chance. After his arrest, Holliday made statements during recorded jail
calls implicating himself.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zeno Baucus and Karla Painter prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Eastern
Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and the FBI.
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice's violent
crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through
PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the
community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement
efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting
reductions in crime.
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How Poland could return to the EU fold Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network) July 30,
2019 Tuesday

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Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network)

July 30, 2019 Tuesday

How Poland could return to the EU fold

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Link to Story
WARSAW -- Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) Party has finally taken steps to comply with a European Court of
Justice (ECJ) decree ordering it to reverse some of the judicial 'reforms' that took effect in July. Under the offending
legislation, the PiS had tried to force out disfavoured Supreme Court justices by arbitrarily lowering the retirement age.
It also created two new judicial chambers: One to discipline judges who step out of line, the other to review rulings
handed down over the last 20 years and to decide on the validity of the elections.By offering to reverse the retirement-
age provision, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is betting that he can reinstate the ousted judges, most of whom had
refused to leave anyway, while maintaining the rest of the 'reform' package. So far, European Commission First Vice
President Frans Timmermans has opposed this halfway solution, whereas President Jean-Claude Juncker is reportedly
willing to entertain it.But while appeasing the PiS has certainly been the favored approach of Manfred Weber, the
European People's Party (EPP) Spitzenkandidat who hopes to succeed Juncker, it is becoming increasingly hard to
justify.
After all, there is good reason to think that populists will suffer an overwhelming defeat in the European Parliament
election in May 2019.In Poland's local elections in October, the PiS lost in virtually every municipality, including those
where it once enjoyed strong support. Centrist voters clearly have had enough of the ruling party's radicalism. But, more
than that, many are starting to fear that PiS leader Jarosław Kaczynski may be steering Poland toward an exit from the
European Union. How else should one interpret Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro's recent statements questioning the
constitutional validity of EU agreements?The PiS's prospects are declining precisely because it has tried to frame the
European Parliament election as a plebiscite on Poland's EU membership. With support for the EU within Poland
exceeding 80 per cent, the highest in Europe, this does not appear to have been a very wise electoral strategy.Moreover,
the urban voters who turned against the PiS in the recent local elections tend to be overrepresented in European
elections. By trying to repair relations with the European Commission, the PiS is probably hoping that it can win back
some of these voters. But even if it succeeds, it will still have to navigate a less favourable EU-wide political landscape.
When the United Kingdom leaves the EU on March 29, 2019, the PiS will lose its main ally in the European Parliament.
Without the British Tories by its side, the PiS may find itself all but alone.To be sure, Kaczynski would still have an ally
in Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Yet Orbán has had to see to his own interests as he fights off motions to
expel his party from the EPP. As the European Parliament's main center-right party bloc, the EPP also counts among its
members Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk.Prior to assuming his current role, Tusk was Poland's
prime minister in the center-right Civic Platform government that preceded PiS rule. As the PiS's primary nemesis both
in Poland and in Brussels, Tusk is a key motivating factor in the party's efforts to secure a spot in the European
Parliament's next majority.The PiS is counting on the fact that some EPP members, particularly Christian Democratic
politicians, cannot simply ignore its overtures. The PiS could command as many as 20 of Poland's 52 seats, affording it
a potentially decisive role in the vote for the next commission president.The EU's parliamentary election is coming at
time when the European centre-right is in retreat. It has lost ground to the Greens in Germany, to President Emmanuel
Macron's La République En Marche! in France, to the League in Italy, and to both left- and right-wing forces in Spain,
where the People's Party has been weakened by corruption scandals.Against this backdrop, Poland is the odd man out.
Its traditional center-right parties, Civic Platform and the Polish People's Party, could fare well in May, and thus may
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How Poland could return to the EU fold Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network) July 30,
2019 Tuesday

play a crucial role in coalition building and future leadership votes. Faced with a choice between the Polish opposition
and the PiS, the EPP should be taking steps to help the former. That means taking a principled stand in support of the
ECJ and the European Commission, and against the PiS's violations of the rule of law. A strong showing for Civic
Platform could give Poland the second-largest representation within the EPP, after Germany, and could position a
center-right Pole to lead the next European Parliament.If Weber does assume the European Commission presidency
through the complicated Spitzenkandidat process, then a liberal from Macron's camp would most likely become the next
European Council president. By extension, a socialist would probably fill the role of High Representative for Foreign
Affairs and Security Policy, and another liberal, perhaps from France, would take the reins at the European Central
Bank. That would leave the parliament's president to the EPP, which would be obliged to fill the post with a Pole from
its second-largest party.The prospect of Poland returning to the European fold after three years of anti-EU agitation
should be welcomed by all those seeking to stem the rise of populism. Rather than accepting the PiS's overtures, the
European center-right should help free Poland from Kaczynski authoritarian grip. It could set that process in motion
now by adding a Pole to its list of center-right candidates for key EU posts. Choosing such candidates, Róza Thun and
Danuta Hübner, for example, are highly respected MEPs who would serve all Europeans well, might persuade more
Poles to choose liberal democracy. Sławomir Sierakowski, founder of the Krytyka Polityczna movement, is director of
the Institute for Advanced Study in Warsaw and a fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin. Copyright: Project
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Sen. Cruz Applauds Issues Statement on Senate Consideration of Seven Texas Judicial Nominees Targeted News
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Sen. Cruz Applauds Issues Statement on Senate Consideration of Seven Texas

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DATELINE: WASHINGTON

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following statement applauding the Senate's consideration of seven judicial
nominees for Texas:
"This week, the Senate will fill seven important judicial vacancies in the Lone Star State.
"Each of these seven nominees are highly qualified individuals who have demonstrated their strong commitment to the
rule of law.
"I have every confidence Texans will be well served with their confirmation."
Below are the seven judicial nominations the Senate will consider this week:
* James Wesley Hendrix, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
* Sean D. Jordan, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.
* Mark T. Pittman, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
* Jeffrey Vincent Brown, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.
* Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
* Ada E. Brown, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
* Jason K. Pulliam, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas.
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Sen. Cruz Applauds Advancement of Seven Texas Judicial Nominees; Sen. Cruz, Ted - (R - TX) News Release
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Sen. Cruz Applauds Advancement of Seven Texas Judicial Nominees;

Sen. Cruz, Ted - (R - TX) News Release
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement applauding the Senate's
consideration of seven judicial nominees for Texas.
"This week, the Senate will fill seven important judicial vacancies in the Lone Star State," Sen. Cruz said. "Each of
these seven nominees are highly qualified individuals who have demonstrated their strong commitment to the rule of
law. I have every confidence Texans will be well served with their confirmation."
Below are the seven judicial nominations the Senate will consider this week:
* James Wesley Hendrix, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
* Sean D. Jordan, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.
* Mark T. Pittman, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
* Jeffrey Vincent Brown, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.
* Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
* *Ada E. Brown, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
* Jason K. Pulliam, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas.
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SEN. CRUZ APPLAUDS ADVANCEMENT OF SEVEN TEXAS JUDICIAL NOMINEES States News Service July
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SEN. CRUZ APPLAUDS ADVANCEMENT OF SEVEN TEXAS JUDICIAL

NOMINEES
BYLINE: States News Service

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DATELINE: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The following information was released by Texas Senator Ted Cruz:

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement applauding the Senate's consideration of seven
judicial nominees for Texas.
"This week, the Senate will fill seven important judicial vacancies in the Lone Star State," Sen. Cruz said. "Each of
these seven nominees are highly qualified individuals who have demonstrated their strong commitment to the rule of
law. I have every confidence Texans will be well served with their confirmation."
Below are the seven judicial nominations the Senate will consider this week:
James Wesley Hendrix, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
Sean D. Jordan, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.
Mark T. Pittman, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
Jeffrey Vincent Brown, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.
Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
Ada E. Brown, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
Jason K. Pulliam, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas.

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Joint administrators for La Martiniere schools Times of India (Electronic Edition) July 31, 2019 Wednesday

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Times of India (Electronic Edition)

July 31, 2019 Wednesday

Kolkata Edition

Joint administrators for La Martiniere schools

BYLINE: TIMES NEWS NETWORK

SECTION: TIMES CITY

LENGTH: 412 words

HIGHLIGHT: 1st Appointee Refuses To Join Office

Calcutta High Court has appointed two administrators for La Martiniere schools. Two retired judges of the high court,
Justice Siddhartha Chatterjee and Justice Indrajit Chatterjee, will be joint administrators of the school. The court had
earlier appointed Justice Tapan Kumar Dutt as administrator but he declined to join the position citing paucity of time.
The joint administrators will direct the board of governors of the schools in their day to day operations, as per an interim
order of the court. The school management has decided to move the Supreme Court against the order.
Two warring factions of the school had gone to court challenging each other. The present board of governors has been
challenged by four former governors, who were deposed from their position on June 19 by ex-officio members of the
board, Bishop Paritosh Canning of the Kolkata diocese of Church of North India, and Reverend Swarup Bar, priest of St
Andrew's Church. The four deposed governors are, Anil Mukherji, Gerry Arathoon, Suchitra Guha and Anjali Das. The
official reason given for their removal was that they were not appointed following the proper procedure. The deposed
governors have challenged this in high court.
The single bench of Justice Arindam Sinha had ordered that the board won't take any decision in the management and
affairs of the school till the case was disposed. The present board, that inducted four new governors -- moderator of the
CNI Synod, P C Singh, secretary of the CNI, Alwan Masih, priest of St Paul's Cathedral, Abir Adhikari, and principal of
St James School, T H Ireland -- challenged the single bench order in a division bench. The court of Justice I P
Mukherjee and Md Nizamuddin appointed an administrator, retired judge, Justice Tapan Kumar Dutt, who would direct
the board in the matters of administration and day to day functioning of the schools.
After Dutt refused to join, citing paucity of time, the court on Tuesday appointed joint administrators. Justice Siddhartha
Chatterjee said that he was waiting for the order. Justice Indrajit Chatterjee said that he would be happy to join as one of
the administrators because the school had a great legacy.
Paritosh Sinha, the counsel for the present board, said that he was preparing to move the Supreme Court against the
division bench order. It was learnt from the counsel of the appellants, Aishwarya Kumar Awasthi, that his side had filed
a caveat in the Supreme Court against the opponents' move.

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BILLINGS MAN CONVICTED OF METH DISTRIBUTION AT BENCH TRIAL States News Service July 30, 2019
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BILLINGS MAN CONVICTED OF METH DISTRIBUTION AT BENCH

TRIAL
BYLINE: States News Service

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DATELINE: MISSOULA, Mont.

The following information was released by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Montana:
A federal judge today convicted Billings resident Darrell Franklin Holliday on methamphetamine distribution charges
after a two-day bench trial, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided and found Holliday, 48, guilty of all three counts in an indictment.
Holliday was charged with possession with intent to distribute meth and two counts of distribution of meth. The trial
began on Monday.
Holliday faces a minimum mandatory five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of
supervised release. He remains in custody pending sentencing.
Judge Watters will set a sentencing date.
Prosecutors presented evidence, including three witnesses, that Holliday was distributing meth in the Billings area and
Montana beginning in August 2017. Investigators worked with a confidential informant, who obtained gram quantities
of meth from Holliday in two controlled buys. In April 2018, Holliday provided officers a recorded statement in which
he admitted to using meth daily when he had the chance. After his arrest, Holliday made statements during recorded jail
calls implicating himself.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zeno Baucus and Karla Painter prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Eastern
Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and the FBI.
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice's violent
crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through
PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the
community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement
efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting
reductions in crime.

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Kratovil leaves legacy of fairness, justice Bay Times (Stevensville, Maryland) July 24, 2019

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Bay Times (Stevensville, Maryland)

July 24, 2019

Kratovil leaves legacy of fairness, justice

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STEVENSVILLE -- The Honorable Frank Michael Kratovil Sr., 85, of Stevensville, died June 30, 2019, at Anne
Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, surrounded by his family. Judge Kratovil Sr. moved to Kent Island with his bride
Lynnda, from New Carrolton, following his retirement, serving as Administrative District Court Judge in Prince
George's County since 1990. Kratovil Sr. was appointed as a District Court Judge in 1988 by then Maryland Gov.
William Donald Schaefer.
Kratovil Sr. was born to the late Frank Michael and Harriet Kratokvil in Detroit, Michigan, July 25, 1933. His father, the
son of immigrants, changed the last name of his son to Kratovil in an attempt to anglicize the name, so son Frank Jr. at
that time became the first Frank Michael Kratovil.
The family moved to Beltsville in 1945. Kratovil graduated in 1951 from the last graduating class at Greenbelt High
School. By his own admission, he was not a stellar student and more interested in friends, football and girls. He went to
the University of Maryland to play on the football team, and "attend college on the side." Failing grades got him drafted
into the U.S. Army, where, he said, "I went from playing football at Maryland to freezing my butt off the next day in
Inchon Harbor, Korea."
His military experience refocused his life. He later returned to UMD to study at Law School, and passed the bar exam.
He opened a private practice with offices in Hyattsville, Annapolis and La Plata. He became very active in advocacy for
civil rights. In Prince George's County, he served as the county's first lobbyist in Annapolis, Associate County Attorney,
Orphans Court Judge, and town attorney for Fairmont Heights. He was Prince George's Chairman for Joe Tydings'
campaign for U.S. Senate, and also county Chairman for Robert Kennedy's bid for President in 1968.
As a judge, he earned the nickname "the Hammer." Considered firm but fair, Kratovil did not steer away from difficult
cases. One of his very difficult cases was sentencing three Prince George's County Police officers to prison for abuse of
power, following their severely beating an unarmed and handcuffed African American man. He also challenged a
Maryland law that took away all of an African American woman's children because one of the children had been born
out of wedlock. He fought for integration when it was unpopular among his white community members and joined
organizations such as the ACLU, NAACP and the National Organization for Woman long before it was considered
politically correct to do so. He did these things because he felt it was the right thing to do, his family said. His wife,
Lynnda, even fought to integrate the community pool where they lived. Kratovil also taught literacy classes to those
people sentence to prison to help insure and assist in rehabilitation.
He developed a passion for music, gathering a collection of 2,500 albums of such artists as Miles Davis and Sarah
Vaughan and also including artists that varied including Ice-T to Pavarotti, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and Mozart.
He also loved sports, frequently attending UMD football and women's basketball games and, in more recent years,
attending and cheering at his grandchildren's sporting events.
Kratovil is survived by his wife, Lynnda Lee Skinner Kratovil, daughter Terri Kratovil Meijer and her husband Peter
Meijer, and their daughter Sonja Lynnda of Divonne, France; daughter Connie Lee Kratovil-Lavelle, and her son Sean
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Thomas and daughter Charlotte Lee of Stevensville; and his son Frank Michael Kratovil Jr., his wife Kimberly Erin
Fulghum Kratovil, their sons Frank Michael, III, Jackson Skye, Robert Cole, Nathaniel Gray, and daughter, Ayden Lee
of Stevensville.
There will be a celebration of life for Frank M. Kratovil Sr. from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Aug. 4, at the Kratovil
home, 838 Thompson Creek Road, Stevensville. Military honors at 3 p.m. The celebration is open to the public.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to Compass Regional Hospice, 160 Coursevall Drive, Centreville, MD
21617, or online at compassregionalhospice.org.

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GRAPHIC: The Honorable Frank M. Kratovil Sr., 85, of Stevensville, died June 30, 2019, surrounded by his family at
Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. Kratovil, a Korean War veteran, later served as a District Court Judge in
Prince George's County, beginning in 1988. He retired from that position in 2002. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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