Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Your notion is about backlog. That, by the way, is exactly what I meant at the EOC, a 100,000-case backlog.”

This bill would establish a commonsense process to ensure that qualified nominees are not indefinitely delayed by Senate inaction.

In my long career representing D.C. residents in Congress, I have rarely seen a bill as unreasonable and patronizing to the more than 700,000 people who live in the nation’s capital as this one.

I have one response to people with doubts about my ability to serve: Watch me.

D.C.'s local courts have faced chronic judicial vacancies for far too long, delaying justice for residents and placing an unnecessary strain on the administration of our local court system.