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.
Sure it is a problem.
Do I want it to be a problem? Not necessarily.
There are FAR bigger problems on the horizon.
Whatever happened to Miguel Estrada?
Thanks for the details. This thread is a keeper!
OK. I wasn't being critical toward you in any way, I just thought it might have been better to tell them why your withholding, instead of hanging up the phone on them. :)
I told him TWICE.
Why, yes, freedomposter, you are correct! It is the "constitutional option", is it not? Returning to the 51-vote majority as intended by our Founders? A fair and simple up-or-down vote?
;)
I'm pretty sure he withdrew his name from consideration.
He needed to get on with life and make a living, I expect.
Yep. Same here. Two different callers.
Oh! I pray Dear Lord, thank you for our President and help him get these judges through!
Awww - I'm getting a big head. ;-)
Seriously, when I was putting this post together, I couldn't believe that nothing on this had been posted yet. I was afraid that once I posted, someone would have beaten me to it by 45 seconds. It really is great news.
Estrada was relentlessly attacked for several YEARS and filibustered mercilessly. MULTIPLE cloture votes.
Finally, wanting to move on with his life, he withdrew his name.
And tragically, his wife recently died.
He's had quite enough, thanks all the same!
...And Hillary, should she ever be President, will rue the day she thought of this tactic...
And may that scenario ever come to pass. Amen.
Another president Clintoon. The thought of it makes the hair on my arms stand up.
Damn..I mean just DAMN!
WASHINGTON Feb 14, 2005 — President Bush on Monday sent the Senate 20 judicial nominees, including several who were blocked in his first term, signaling a new fight with Democrats.
"Every judicial nominee deserves a prompt hearing and an up-or-down vote on the floor of the United States Senate," Bush said at the swearing in of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
The Democrats' ability to stall White House picks for the federal bench was one of the most contentious issues of Bush's first term. With a Senate comprised of 55 Republicans, 44 Democrats and a Democrat-leaning independent, Democrats still have the 40 votes necessary to uphold a filibuster.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., has threatened to try to change Senate rules to force confirmation votes if Democrats carry out their filibuster threats.
"We need to restore the tradition of giving advice and consent, and that means having a nominee coming from the president to us with majority support be allowed a vote, an up-or-down vote vote against, vote for, but allowed a vote," he said on Fox News Sunday.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., called Bush's renominations regrettable.
"The president looks like he is still more interested in picking fights than picking judges," Kennedy said. "The last thing the federal courts need is reactionary judges bent on rolling back basic constitutional rights."
Guess I would have to call them. They have never called me. I just get the requests in the mail.
You are right about them getting the message though.
Excellent!
Yes. And I don't care if it's called "going postal" - - the bottom line is that the Constitution must be saved, and that can only be done by judges who have some respect for it. That means that Bush's nominees MUST get confirmed.
You're not gonna be happy until you run the whole damn zoo.
Or at least have enough influence to tell 'em how to run the damn zoo.
I think Miguel Estrada got tired of waiting and decided private practice would be better for him right now. Hopefully he'll change his mind when he knows he doesn't have to wait years to get approved.
Gotta Luv "Dub'ya"! GO GEORGE, GO! That's twenty resubmissions by my count. Let the ObstructocRats choke on this bipartisan-spirited maneuver. One of three things must occur here:
1.) A straight "yes/no" vote on all candidates. No games, no single issue "litmus test" questionnaires, no delaying tactics while launching a "dirty press" offensive through their collaborators in the MSM. Just a vote.
2.) Failing #1, plan for recess appointments for all candidates not immediately given such consideration. Confirmation of already seated judges to come later.
3.) Frist, et al invoke the dreaded "nuke-ya-luhr" (aka "nuclear") option, and go on a talk radio/FNC/Blogosphere offensive to expose the primary demonRat instigators immediately thereafter.
It's that simple. And we, the American people (at least 62.3 million of us) are squarely behind them!
No prisoners. No RINO's (like Snowe or Chaffee) straying off the GOP reservation to lift a moistened finger in the wind, and play for camera time.
Just "git 'er done"!
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