appointee

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On Monday, Faye named senior economist Ahmadou Al Aminou Mohamed Lo as prime minister, saying the new appointee had the expertise to steer Senegal out of its crippling debt.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

“The objective evidence here shows that, absent Abrego’s successful lawsuit challenging his removal to El Salvador, the Government would not have brought this prosecution,” wrote Crenshaw, an Obama appointee.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In 1976, during the summer of his college graduation, the Supreme Court, helmed by Nixon appointee Warren Burger, found in Washington v.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Predictably, the district appointee liked the fact-finder’s report.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Judge Lawrence Irving, a Reagan appointee, noted upon his retirement: “If I remain on the bench, I have no choice but to follow the law. I just can’t, in good conscience, continue to do this.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander