10 of the 27 Judicial Nominees Awaiting Confirmation Will Finally Get A Vote

The moment President Obama started nominating new judges, Senate Republicans launched an unprecedented campaign of obstruction against his nominees. Indeed, federal judges are now retiring at more than twice the rate that they are being replaced, an unsustainable course that will eventually shutdown the judiciary’s ability to function. Both of President Obama’s two predecessors appointed [...]

Source: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/09/28/330736/a-few-judges-get-a-vote/

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