Rick Allen: “The Senator brought up the two Senators from California opposing two judges for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals as if…”

“The Senator brought up the two Senators from California opposing two judges for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals as if the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is only in California. That court of appeals covers many States--I believe even the State which the Presiding Officer is from, Nevada, but also Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Montana Arizona and Alaska. It is not just the Senators from one State that are affected when you have a circuit as large as that. This is the same court that almost hijacked the Constitution of California. Three of these judges attempted to do just that until they were all overruled so they could go forward with the California recall election. It is not just one State that is affected when you are talking about a circuit. Let us talk about the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. There are no Senators from the District. I will not get into that debate on this issue. Who is the President to consult in the case of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals? The President consulted many people and put forth a person of impeccable credentials, Miguel Estrada, who is actually a resident of Virginia. Senator Warner and I presented him to the committee. I will not speak about that wonderful day at this time. The President looked for people from all across the country and presented Miguel Estrada's nomination to the Senate. Seven times we tried to get an up or down vote on Miguel Estrada.”