Political Quotes

“today the Senate will confirm Judge Evan Jonathan Wallach to be a U.S. circuit judge for the Federal Circuit. With this vote, we will have confirmed 54 article III judicial nominees during this Congress, and 18 in just over a month. In only eight sessions of Congress in the past 30 years has the Senate confirmed more judicial nominees. Our progress extends beyond the Senate floor and into the Judiciary Committee, where 88 percent of President Obama's judicial nominees have had their hearing. That is compared to only 76 percent of President Bush's nominees at a comparable point in his Presidency, in the 108th Congress. To date, 72 percent of the judicial nominations made by President Obama have been confirmed. Overall, we have made real progress on 85 percent of the judicial nominees submitted this Congress. Furthermore, these nominees have been processed in a very fair manner. Circuit nominees have had a hearing within 66 days after nomination, on average. President Bush's nominees were forced to wait 247 days. The same can be said of President Obama's district court nominees, who had their hearings, on average, in just 79 days. President Bush's district court nominees waited 120 days, on average, for a hearing. President Obama's circuit and district nominees have been reported faster than those of President Bush--in fact, almost 35 percent faster.…”