05/09/2004
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Americans need and deserve a judicial system at full strength."
"The Senate can do much more and must do much more to address the current vacancy crisis."
"The crisis is especially severe in our 12 regional Circuit Courts of Appeals, where more than 1 in 6 judgeships is vacant."
"One of the things that I talk about... is the need for there to be rule of law."