06/27/2016
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"Were there some recommendations that were more controversial than others among the stakeholders?"
"On July 27, 2006, a number of my Democratic colleagues, including several current Members of this Committee, signed a letter arguing that an additional nominee to the DC Circuit 'should under no circu..."
"Based on that objection and despite Peter Keisler's stellar record and the fact that he had really broad-based bipartisan support throughout the legal profession, Democrats in the Senate blocked his n..."
"No one who is familiar with the DC Circuit's current caseload can honestly say that the court is overworked or that it is in need of an additional judge, let alone two or three additional judges, as t..."