Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Biden Judicial Nominees Couldn’t Answer Basic Constitutional Questions. Where Are They Now?
American Action News ^ | 01/01/2024 | Katelynn Richardsonon

Posted on 01/01/2024 5:24:06 PM PST by SeekAndFind

As the year 2023 came to a close, a number of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees are still pending confirmation, including some who couldn’t answer basic constitutional questions.

Two nominees who failed to answer questions on simple legal terms during their confirmation hearing were advanced on party lines through the Senate Judiciary Committee in May following the late Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s return after recovering from shingles. But, months later, neither has been voted on and confirmed by the full Senate.

Charnelle Bjelkengren was nominated on Sept. 19, 2022 to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. She faced a rocky hearing after failing to answer Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy’s questions about what Articles 5 and 2 of the Constitution do.

Article 5 outlines the process for amending the Constitution, and Article 2 establishes the presidency.

U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado nominee S. Kato Crews, meanwhile, could not answer a question relating to evidence discovery. He failed to explain what a Brady motion is when asked by the senator.

The term stems from the Supreme Court case Brady v. Maryland, which requires prosecutors to hand over evidence to the defense. Biden nominated Crews on Feb. 22, 2023.

During her confirmation hearing, Hill failed to describe to Kennedy the difference between a “stay order” and an “injunction.”

As of Dec. 14, 164 Biden Article III judicial nominees have been confirmed, while 29 are still pending, according to the American Constitution Society (ACS). These include 16 who are waiting on a floor vote, 11 waiting to be advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee and two waiting for hearings.

Additionally, Biden announced five new nominees for district court judges in red states on Dec. 19.

Among nominees waiting for a floor vote is Biden’s nominee for the U.S District Court for the District of Oregon, current U.S. Magistrate judge Mustafa Kasubhai, who instructs parties and lawyers in his courtroom to address one another using preferred “pronouns and honorifics.” Republican senators slammed his record during the hearing, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz calling his views on sexuality “radical” and Utah Sen. Mike Lee pressing for answers about his views on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

Democratic senators are gearing up to focus on confirming more nominees in 2024 after Biden’s rate slowed this year compared to the third year of former President Donald Trump’s term, according to Reuters. Trump had 187 judges confirmed by the end of his third year, according to ACS.

“Now we’re looking at a situation where if either the presidency switches or the Senate switches, most of this progress probably will be stopped or greatly stifled,” ACS president and former Democratic U.S. senator Russ Feingold toldReuters.

Close to two-thirds of the judges Biden appointed are members of a racial or ethnic minority group, according to Pew Research. Biden said in a February statement celebrating his 100th judicial confirmation that his nominees “represent the diversity that is one of our best assets as a nation.”

“We have made important progress in ensuring that the federal judiciary not only looks more like the nation as a whole, but also includes judges from professional backgrounds that have been historically underrepresented on the bench,” he said.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biuden; constitution; judges; nominees
Here's another question: Does asking for the definition of "woman" not consitute a basic question?
1 posted on 01/01/2024 5:24:06 PM PST by SeekAndFind
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

Where are they now?

“Plastic or paper?”

“Do you want fries with that? And you only get one dipping sauce packet with the small chicken nuggets order. Don’t shoot me.”

“Everything we have is on the sales floor.”

“Your coupon expired yesterday. Sorry.”


2 posted on 01/01/2024 5:27:19 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

“Where Are They Now?”

All filthy federal judges.


3 posted on 01/01/2024 5:30:17 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

The question could have been asked, “As a mother, can you define what a woman is?”


4 posted on 01/01/2024 5:43:09 PM PST by Does so ( 🇺🇦..."Christian-Nationalists" won WWII...Biden NOT NEXT DNC nominee!o)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

you do not need to know the law to make ideological rulings


5 posted on 01/01/2024 5:47:08 PM PST by joshua c
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: joshua c

We should use the same tactic.


6 posted on 01/01/2024 5:50:35 PM PST by nwrep
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

.


7 posted on 01/01/2024 6:17:34 PM PST by sauropod (The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

“Charnelle Bjelkengren was nominated on Sept. 19, 2022 to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. She faced a rocky hearing after failing to answer Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy’s questions about what Articles 5 and 2 of the Constitution do.

Article 5 outlines the process for amending the Constitution, and Article 2 establishes the presidency.”
————-
I knew that in my first year of law school, and I was no star student.


8 posted on 01/01/2024 6:33:32 PM PST by Ancesthntr (“The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.” ― A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: joshua c

you do not need to know the law to make ideological rulingsM

Xxxxxxxxxxxxx

No history
No laws
No border
No country


9 posted on 01/01/2024 6:37:59 PM PST by thinden (buckle up ....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: SeekAndFind

Charnelle??


10 posted on 01/01/2024 7:08:41 PM PST by ealgeone
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ealgeone
Close to two-thirds of the judges Biden appointed are members of a racial or ethnic minority group, according to Pew Research.

As in … current U.S. Magistrate judge Mustafa Kasubhai???Can anything be more obvious?

11 posted on 01/01/2024 9:00:32 PM PST by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives: Ban Gun Free Zones)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: Ancesthntr

I knew that in high school, thanks to Mr Briggs in a class called Civics. I doubt it’s allowed anymore.


12 posted on 01/01/2024 11:34:09 PM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson