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Judicial Nominees & the Senate

By Steve Hall

"Obama Pushes Senate to Confirm Judges," is the title of David Ingram's report at National Law Journal.  It's also available at the BLT.President Barack Obama called on the Senate Tuesday to vote on long-stalled nominees for the federal judiciary -- dipping a toe into an issue that has appeared relatively low among his priorities. In remarks at the White House, Obama said he wants to work with Republicans to fill judicial vacancies. He did not name any individual nominees, but he appeared to reference Nashville, Tenn., labor lawyer Jane Stranch when he said nominees have been waiting as long as eight months to be confirmed. Obama nominated Stranch in August 2009 to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Cincinnati...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 28, 2010 (boomark / email).