this eighth time majority leader has had file cloture petition overcome yet republican filibuster of 1 of president obama’s superbly-qualified judicial nominees. former federal prosecutor , current federal district court judge in southern district of florida, judge adalberto jordan kind of nominee in past have been confirmed without delay, rather wait 4 months senators consent proceed on nomination.
nomination has strong , committed support of senator nelson, of senator rubio. had unanimous support of every republican , every democrat on judiciary committee when voted last october, although republicans may decide switch votes. when nominated district court president clinton in 1999, while senate republicans pocket filibustering more 60 of president clinton’s judicial nominees, judge jordan confirmed without delay vote of 93 one.
needless delay in judge jordan’s confirmation latest example of tactics have paralyzed senate confirmation process , damaging our federal courts.
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filibuster of judge jordan current example of senate republicans’ delay tactics respect president obama’s qualified, consensus nominees. enter fourth year of president obama’s administration, far behind pace set senate during president george w. bush’s first term. end of 2004, senate had confirmed 205 district , circuit nominees, including 100 during 17 months chairman of judiciary committee. in contrast, senate has confirmed 126 of president obama’s district , circuit nominees, leaving 86 judicial vacancies. vacancy rate remain twice in 2004.
slow pace of confirmations of president obama’s judicial nominees no accident or happenstance. result of deliberate obstruction , delays. second year in row, senate republican leadership ignored long-established precedent , refused schedule votes before december recess on 20 consensus judicial nominees had been favorably reported judiciary committee. here in middle of february fighting hold vote on 1 of 19 nominees should have been confirmed last year. fifteen of nominees stalled senate republicans reported unanimous support of home state senators , every republican , every democrat on senate judiciary committee.
during president george w. bush’s administration, republican senators insisted filibusters of judicial nominees unconstitutional. threatened “nuclear option” in 2005 guarantee up-or-down votes each of president bush’s judicial nominees. many republican senators declared never support filibuster of judicial nomination—never. yet, few years later, senate republicans reversed course , filibustered president obama’s first judicial nomination, of judge david hamilton of indiana, widely- respected 15-year veteran of federal bench had support of senior , longest-serving republican in senate, senator lugar. senate rejected filibuster , judge hamilton fortunately confirmed.
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