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John Sarbanes: “With President Reagan, a Republican President--again, in an election year--we confirmed 7 court of appeals judges and 35…”

On the recordMarch 19, 1997
With President Reagan, a Republican President--again, in an election year--we confirmed 7 court of appeals judges and 35 district court judges. Actually, the 35 that we confirmed in that election year was better than the Republican Senate did for President Reagan in 1984 when they only confirmed 33 judges. In any event, clearly this performance in these years is in marked contrast to what happened in 1996 and what apparently is continuing now in 1997. Merrick Garland was the first judge approved this year.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing judicial confirmations during election years in relation to President Reagan's administration.

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