Posted on 05/15/2018 10:19:22 PM PDT by DeathBeforeDishonor1
The Senate confirmed four of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees to federal appeals courts this week, bringing his total number of circuit court appointments to 21.
Two nominees to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Michael Scudder and Amy St. Eve, were confirmed on unanimous votes Monday, as they were selected in consultation with Illinois’ two U.S. senators, Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth. Senators generally have special prerogatives for judicial vacancies arising in their states, and the 7th Circuit is based in Chicago.
“The unanimous, swift confirmations of Judges St. Eve and Scudder attest to the value of a collaborative selection process,” University of Richmond School of Law professor Carl Tobias told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “White House Counsel appeared to carefully consult home state Democratic Senators Durbin and Duckworth, who strongly supported the nominees.”
“Two experienced, mainstream individuals rapidly and smoothly joined the court and reduce its vacancies without the rancor and divisiveness that have attended other circuit nomination and confirmation processes,” he added. (RELATED: Supreme Court Should Rely On ‘Living Constitution’ Surveys Show)
Though neither nominee has a high profile in Washington, D.C., both are well thought of in conservative legal circles.
Scudder was a partner in the Chicago offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom concentrating in commercial litigation and white collar crime. He previously worked for the George W. Bush Justice Department, served as general counsel of the National Security Council, and clerked for Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court. St. Eve was a judge on the federal trial court in Chicago. She was a federal prosecutor and worked on the Whitewater investigation prior to her appointment to the bench in 2002.
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I agree. But I would prefer it to be people maybe in their 40’s very early 50’s. People in their 70s and 80s really need to be replaced before another dim becomes prez. We need younger folks and Trump should approach our older ones and ask then to retire so he can replace them ASAP. Just one man’s opinion.
“Unanimous consent is NOT good”
Bad sign for sure. Any nominee that gets more then a few Rat votes is almost certainly a bad pick. This is where we are.
Democratic Senators Durbin and Duckworth, who strongly supported the nominees
An even worse sign.
The Senate confirmed four of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees to federal appeals courts this week, bringing his total number of circuit court appointments to 21.
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Well, in the 484 days since the inauguration, that works out to about one every 23 days. McConnell could pick up the pace if he would spend less time trying to figure out how to best help China and the globalist, open-borders types in the Chamber of Commerce.
Re: “Always-Trumpers??” Excuse me? What does that make you?
I’m a Conservative, who is frequently accused of being a Never-Trumper, because I am not shy about criticizing Trump, which is the same way I criticized Bush Two, specifically, on the issues of immigration and judicial appointments.
I voted for Trump in 2016, and I will vote to reelect Trump in 2020, but only because he is the most Conservative candidate who has a chance to win.
durbin and duckworth? that sounds . . . troubling.
“...the second Cruz presidency...”
Cruz is Constitutionally ineligible to hold the office of the Presidency...
Obama you say? Yes we made that mistake once.....blame McCain for not knocking Obama out.....
wow. that was lucid, penetrating, eminently rational, and showed a deep understanding of how the real world actually works.
am I still reading FR?
But I would prefer it to be people maybe in their 40’s very early 50’s. People in their 70s and 80s really need to be replaced before another dim becomes prez. We need younger folks and Trump should approach our older ones and ask then to retire so he can replace them ASAP. Just one man’s opinion.””
Agree. The dishonest judiciary, mostly demrats, blocks republicans and voters from instituting positive change we desperately need for the survival of free citizens. Many of the judges are nothing, if not blackrobed tyrants squatting on high benches.
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