Washington D.C. – Following today’s meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, at which senators advanced the nominations of seven more federal district court nominees who are now ready for a floor vote, People For the American Way President Svante Myrick released the following statement:
“Today the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nominations of seven more people to become federal judges – which is great news. Unfortunately these seven are joining a traffic jam that’s now up to 23 circuit and district court nominees who are awaiting floor votes. And the current administration is falling behind the Trump-McConnell benchmark for numbers of federal judges confirmed at this point in a presidency, with 141 to Trump’s 150. The Senate has to pick up the pace and prioritize these confirmations if we ever hope to rebalance a court system pushed to the right by McConnell and Trump. Biden judges are making enormous contributions to the federal bench, they exemplify the deep commitment to civil rights we want in judges – and we just need more of them.”
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