About our courts

So far, President Barack Obama has nominated one Supreme
Court justice, 12 circuit court judges and 14 district court judges. So far the
Supreme Court was filled, as were three circuit court and six district court
seats. Pending are nine circuit court seats and eight district court
judgeships.

That is a pathetic performance, particularly considering the
large majority of Democrats in the Senate. The president has not nominated
extremist judges — quite the contrary.

The president has much on his plate, no doubt, but this is
an easy one. Get the nominations made and assign someone to push them through a
ready and waiting Senate. There is no excuse for this inattention to the
judicial branch of his, our, government.

NOTE: These data were provided by the Alliance for Justice,
the Washington, D.C.-based organization that monitors judicial appointments.

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