AP IMPACT: Many Gulf fed’l judges have oil links (AP)

United States Fish and Wildlife biologist Kayla Dibenedetto attempts to catch an oiled Brown Pelican at Grand Isle, La. Saturday, June 5, 2010. The pair chased the bird for more than two hours before giving up because of darkness and expected to try again in the morning. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP – More than half of the federal judges in districts where the bulk of Gulf oil spill-related lawsuits are pending have financial connections to the oil and gas industry, complicating the task of finding judges without conflicts to hear the cases, an Associated Press analysis of judicial financial disclosure reports shows.


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