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Washington Post Editorial: Congress needs to stop stonewalling on federal court vacancies

By Alliance Alert

Washington Post: "As the parties have squabbled, the number of "judicial vacancies" has more than doubled -- from 20 at the beginning of the Obama administration to 49. Backlogs have grown, as have workloads for sitting judges and legal fees for litigants. Responsibility starts with the president. Judicial nominations have not been high on Mr. Obama's to-do list . . . The president's focus on his policy agenda helps to explain the lack of attention, but it is nevertheless perplexing because Mr. Obama is a former constitutional law professor who should appreciate the importance of the federal courts."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on September 10, 2010 (boomark / email).