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One Judge Makes It
WSJ ^ | October 25, 2007 | WSJ

Posted on 10/25/2007 5:11:43 AM PDT by Brilliant

Edited on 10/25/2007 5:22:43 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

One up and nine to go. That's the count of appellate court nominees now that Judge Leslie Southwick was confirmed yesterday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit after a dreary Senate fight of many months.

Unanimously approved by the Judiciary Committee for a District Court judgeship, Judge Southwick should have been a consensus choice for the appellate bench. Instead, the judicial left used the excuse of his Mississippi provenance to play racial politics because the Fifth Circuit lacks a black judge. He was deemed unacceptable simply because he is white.


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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: judges; reid; schumer; southwick
More racial politics from the Dems.
1 posted on 10/25/2007 5:11:45 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant

It’s great we got another Conservative judge on the 5th Circuit Court, but the extremely LIBERAL 9th CIRCUS Court is the one we need to work on.


2 posted on 10/25/2007 5:17:59 AM PDT by DocH (RINO-rudy for BRONX Dog Catcher 2008!!!)
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To: Brilliant

“the Fifth Circuit lacks a black judge”

They lack a midget judge too. Point?


3 posted on 10/25/2007 5:22:52 AM PDT by Disturbin (America! America! God shed His grace on thee)
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To: Disturbin

Hmmm.... I’m not sure if they lack a midget judge. In fact, they might all be midgets.


4 posted on 10/25/2007 5:25:36 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant

Oh, how I would love to see these egotistical buffoons called before a huge panel of the truly honorable people that they have interrogated, and have them subjected to the same treatment. Few, if any of them, would pass muster.


5 posted on 10/25/2007 5:30:18 AM PDT by LucyJo
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To: Brilliant
I'm mildly surprised that the Democrats approved any Bush judicial appointee regardless of district. They figure that they'll have the White House in 15 months so I'd expect them to be saving open slots for their own appointees.
6 posted on 10/25/2007 5:35:06 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
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To: Brilliant

Plantation politics.


7 posted on 10/25/2007 5:40:55 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Go Hawks !)
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