appointee
Example Sentences
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She also would challenge in court the new state law that transferred most of the post’s authority to an appointee of the governor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Viewed by corporate America as hostile to their interests, she will work with another Mamdani appointee seen by business leaders as more of an ally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But the margin of the vote split was stunning: The court, sitting en banc, ruled 10–5 against the Garden State’s laws, with Judge Arianna Freeman—a progressive appointee of President Joe Biden—writing the majority opinion.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Judge Katherine Polk Failla, an Obama appointee, issued the temporary restraining order the day after hearing oral argument.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 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
