Federal Judiciary

Senate GOP Calls for Hearings on Nominees, Others Call for Diversity on SCOTUS

By AndrewHyman

Senator Specter yesterday led a group of eight GOP Senators in a meeting about judicial nominations. Professor John McGinnis of Northwestern Law School participated. According to news reports:

McGinnis said that by delaying or refusing to provide hearings for plausibly qualified federal court nominees, the Judiciary Committee is likely to harm the quality of the judiciary. He proposed that the Committee pass a rule requiring the Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing within six months of a nomination and to hold a Committee vote without one month of the hearing, unless at least two-thirds of the Committee agrees to postpone it.

Sounds like a very good idea. Why can't the Senators of both parties get this done? Reporter Greg Stohr also has an article today titled, "Obama, McCain Would Look to Women, Hispanics for Supreme Court."

Hat Tip: How Appealing.

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Full post as published by ConfirmThem on July 15, 2008 (boomark / email).