I ask the Senator further, I had been hearing that one of the reasons that it might be hard to get Bonnie Campbell through was, well, this is a circuit court and it is right before an election. You have to understand that in an election year, we don't confirm very many circuit court judges. And so I looked back in the records. I wonder if the Senator can attest to this, since he is on the Judiciary Committee.
Discussing the challenges of confirming circuit court judges during an election year.
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