Posted on 02/14/2005 2:20:21 PM PST by FreedomPoster
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice J. Dickson Phillips, Jr., retired.
Janice R. Brown, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice Stephen F. Williams, retired.
Richard A. Griffin, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Damon J. Keith, retired.
Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice Patricia M. Wald, retired.
William James Haynes II, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice H. Emory Widener, Jr., retired.
Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice Laurence H. Silberman, retired.
David W. McKeague, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Richard F. Suhrheinrich, retired.
William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Thomas G. Nelson, retired.
Susan Bieke Neilson, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Cornelia G. Kennedy, retired.
Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice William L. Garwood, retired.
William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice Emmett Ripley Cox, retired.
Henry W. Saad, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice James L. Ryan, retired.
Robert J. Conrad, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, vice a new position created by Public Law 107273, approved November 2, 2002.
Sean F. Cox, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, vice Lawrence P. Zatkoff, retired.
Paul A. Crotty, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Harold Baer, Jr., retired.
James C. Dever III, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, vice W. Earl Britt, retired.
Thomas L. Ludington, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, vice Paul V. Gadola, retired.
Daniel P. Ryan, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, vice Patrick J. Duggan, retired.
J. Michael Seabright, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii, vice Alan C. Kay, retired.
Peter G. Sheridan, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice Stephen M. Orlofsky, resigned.
Jennifer M. Anderson, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Steffen W. Graae, retired.
Laura A. Cordero, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Shellie F. Bowers, retired.
A. Nol Anketell Kramer, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years, vice John M. Steadman, retired.
Juliet JoAnn McKenna, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Nan R. Shuker, retired.
Gretchen C.F. Shappert, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, for the term of four years, vice Robert J. Conrad, Jr., resigned.
Earl C. Aguigui, of Guam, to be United States Marshal for the District of Guam and concurrently United States Marshal for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands for the term of four years, vice Joaquin L.G. Salas, term expired.
Should they be obstructed, how about emergency executive order appointments?
I thought that too.
Yes, here we go. I do not fear if the DemocRATS have the nuclear option for their judges if they get back into power. Advise and consent means an up or down vote, and 51 senators confirm. That is how the Framers saw it.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 14, 2005
CFFJ HAILS RENOMINATIONS
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The President renominated twenty judicial nominees to the federal bench who had not received an up-or-down vote by the end of the Congressional session last December. Some nominees have waited over three years for a confirmation vote.
“The President has sent quite a Valentine’s Day card to Senate Democrats,” said Kay Daly, president of the Coalition for a Fair Judiciary, “And it clearly reads, ‘Stop obstructing my nominees’.”
According to a recent study by AEI (American Enterprise Institute), “The confirmation rate for Presidential nominees to federal appeals courts has fallen over the last 30 years from 93 percent under President Carter, to 89 percent under President Reagan, to 78 percent under George H.W. Bush, to 74 percent under Clinton, and now to 69 percent under President Bush.”
“’Advise and consent’ has now devolved into ‘obstruct and destroy’,” said Daly. “According to AEI, the length of time required to confirm a judicial nominee has gone from an average of 87 days under Carter Reagan and the first Bush Administration to 426 days under George W. Bush. While these judicial nominees are waiting in this political purgatory, they have the added joy of being subjected to a smear campaign courtesy of extremist organizations dedicated to undermining any nominee of this Administration.”
The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals is probably the best example of the obstruction tactics deployed by Senate Democrats. Long considered the “proving ground” for Supreme Court nominees, nominations to this important court during the Clinton years enjoyed an 80% confirmation rate. Under President Bush, only 33% of his DC Circuit Court nominations have been approved.
“The Senate must return to the constitutional confirmation of judges by a simple 51-vote majority,” said Daly. “Disagreeing with Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton and Harry Reid should not mean a one-way ticket to a filibuster. For the sake of the federal judiciary, filibuster reform is critical.”
The Coalition for a Fair Judiciary (www.fairjudiciary.com) is a 501(C)4 organization comprised of more than 75 grassroots organizations dedicated to supporting qualified, capable federal judicial nominees who are committed to fair and accurate interpretation of existing law. The Coalition focuses on all federal judicial nominees, including nominees to the Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, and the Supreme Court.
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The following nominees were nominated today:
Court of Appeals:
Terrence W. Boyle (4th Circuit) (first nominated May 9, 2001)
Priscilla Richman Owen (5th Circuit) (first nominated May 9, 2001)
David W. McKeague (6th Circuit) (first nominated November 8, 2001)
Susan Bieke Neilson (6th Circuit) (first nominated November 8, 2001)
Henry W. Saad (6th Circuit) (first nominated November 8, 2001)
Richard A. Griffin (6th Circuit) (first nominated June 26, 2002)
William H. Pryor (11th Circuit) (first nominated April 9, 2003)
William Gerry Myers, III (9th Circuit) (first nominated May 15, 2003)
Janice Rogers Brown (District of Columbia Circuit) (first nominated July 25, 2003)
Brett M. Kavanaugh (District of Columbia Circuit) (first nominated July 25, 2003)
William James Haynes, II (4th Circuit) (first nominated September 29, 2003)
Thomas B. Griffith (District of Columbia Circuit) (first nominated May 10, 2004)
District Courts:
James C. Dever, III (Eastern District, North Carolina) (first nominated May 22, 2002)
Thomas L. Ludington (Eastern District, Michigan) (first nominated September 12, 2002)
Robert J. Conrad (Western District, North Carolina) (first nominated April 28, 2003)
Daniel P. Ryan (Eastern District, Michigan) (first nominated April 28, 2003)
Peter G. Sheridan (New Jersey) (first nominated November 5, 2003)
Paul A. Crotty (Southern District, New York) (first nominated September 7, 2004)
Sean F. Cox (Eastern District, Michigan) (first nominated September 10, 2004)
J. Michael Seabright (Hawaii) (first nominated September 15, 2004)
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We must pray that this happens.
Now we get to see if Sen. Bill Frist -- presidential wannabe -- has a spine.
I did hang up. I just had to interrupt and say not at this time for about the third time. My caller was a "she" & did not even have a pleasing voice.
I may have to send a red alert email to the RNC.
"Nominations Sent to the Senate…Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit” - White House Press Release"Thomas B. Griffith, President Bush’s nominee for the federal appeals court in Washington, has been practicing law in Utah without a state law license for the past four years, according to Utah state officials.” - Washington Post
LOL .. What was their response??
BTW ... sounds like a good plan
You are correct.
I will side with the Founding Fathers.
Pickering had a recess appointment last year. Those only last until the end of the Congressional session.
He was looking at his looming senior status and decided that retirement would be the best option. They were just going to filibuster him again.
This way, Pickering can speak out about how abhorent the process has become.
Heh heh heh hehe heheheheheheheheheheh.
I did not wait for any more "response"...which consisted of amounts that they could sign me up for. I just repeated my refusal and hung up.
I say lets have an up or down vote on every single one of them on the same day.
The Majority Leader doesn't have the power to force anything through the Senate. The Senate doesn't work like the House. Senate Rules make it very difficult for any one Senator, even a Majority Leader, to get things done.
Frist had only 51 Republicans in the last Congress, and at least three weren't about to go "nucular" (the Maine gals and Chafee). Even with Zell, that's at least one short. It's not Frist's fault he didn't have the votes!
He said last year he needed three more Senators to break any filibuster. He got four more. Let's see how this plays out.
Wonder if the libs will attack another minority - this time an African American CA Justice Janice Brown?
I think Feinstein will support her, but Boxer won't.
Perhaps if you told them on the phone why your withholding your next donation, they might get the message. The GOP will just find someone else to donate.
I did tell him....that I was waiting until Rep. senators got the conservative judges confirmed. It did not stop his spiel.
I like CWW's comment in #47:
>>The nuclear option is what the Dems did with the filibusters. He also told me that Robert Byrd changed the same rule 3 times on filibusters and that Trent Lott had done so twice. So there is precedent for the change in the Senate rules.
So really, the Senate must "Go Constitutional" if the Dems continue to "Go Nuclear".
We're pretty much in complete agreement.
Speaking of Arlen Sphincter, and other RINOs, here's a memo to Christie Shittman, former NJ Gov. who packed the NJ Supreme Court w/ spinelss, inept, unqulaified liberals who wear the robes as a child wears a Halloween costume:
It's OUR party, Shittman, and you can cry all you want to. Have Pataki pass you the Kleenex.
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