— cE ssAN Front Lines DETROIT JEWISH NEWS DIGEST Advertising Sales Goldsmith Awaits Federal Post M ichigan's two U.S. senators have included a Jewish judge from Oakland County among their recommended nominees for U.S. District Court seats. On June 16, Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow nominated Judge Mark Goldsmith, 56, of Oakland County Circuit Court to fill one of two vacancies at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Judge Michigan. The vacan- Goldsmith cies were created when federal judges Bernard Friedman and John Corbett O'Meara eyed senior status. In all, the senators have submitted six names to President Obama to fill vacancies for U.S. District Court and U.S. Attorney in the Eastern and Western districts of Michigan. The president holds the final decision of whom to nominate for Senate consideration. The U.S. Department of Justice is doing background checks in advance of a fall presidential decision. The appointments are lifetime. Earlier this year, the senators convened advisory committees in the two districts to interview and recommend candidates. Eugene Driker of Detroit chaired the 25- member Eastern District committee. Gov. Jennifer Granholm appointed Goldsmith to Oakland County Circuit Court in 2004. He is a former magistrate of 45-B District Court in Oak Park. Goldsmith previously worked in pri- vate practice, handling criminal, civil and administrator matters. He is a gradu- ate of the University of Michigan and Harvard University Law School. He is a member of the Detroit- based executive board of Wayne State University's Center for Study of Citizenship, the Fair Housing Advisory Board of Legal Aid and Defender Association Inc., and the American Constitution Society/Michigan Chapter Quotable "This year, despite a struggling economy, the Birthright Israel Foundation has been meeting its fundraising goals on schedule, allowing 10,000 participants to take their free 10-day educational trips to Israel this summer and ensuring that another 10,000 participants will travel to Israel this winter. The numbers of Jewish young adults that Birthright Israel reaches are staggering. In less than 10 years, over 200,000 participants from 52 countries have already participated in the program." — Daniel Och, chair; Robert Aronson, president Board of Directors. He is past president of Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak Park and past chair of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit's Young Adult Division executive committee. He is a former adjunct instructor in the Wayne State Law School. He helped establish Circle of Friends, which teaches language and acculturation skills to immigrants. The Huntington Woods resident is a current member of the Jean and Theodore Weiss Partners in Torah Program of the Yeshiva Beth Yehudah in Southfield and Young Israel of Oak Park. Neither Goldsmith nor Driker is permitted to comment about the pend- ing federal appointment. But Rabbi Avi Cohen of Partners in Torah said, udge Goldsmith is a tremendous mensh with wonderful middot [ethical qualities]. It is no surprise at all that someone of his judgment, temperament and deliberative nature is being recommended for this important position." — Robert Sklar, editor ECO„ Judaism creative@thejewishnews.com Creative Director: Deborah Schultz Production By VERTIS INC. Site Manager: Scott Drzewiecki Designers: Jeffrey Meyer, Pam Sherevan, Michelle Sheridan Photography Staff Photographers: Angie Baan Editorial Editor: Robert A. 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