Senate GOP Ends D.C. Circuit Nominee's Bid a Second Time

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August 08, 2012

Senate GOP Ends D.C. Circuit Nominee's Bid a Second Time

The nomination of Caitlin Halligan was returned to the White House on Tuesday, ending her second bid for a judgeship on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit before it could get started.

In a procedure related to the summer recess this month, Senate Republicans agreed to keep alive all judicial nominations over the break except Halligan's. Republicans used the same type of block to end the nominations of Halligan and five other judicial nominees in December.

President Barack Obama re-nominated Halligan in June, saying in a statement that he was "deeply disappointed" in the returned nomination and urged "her reconsideration, especially given her broad bipartisan support from the legal and law enforcement communities."

But this time she did not even get a chance to have a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. During her first nomination, Republicans had expressed concerns about her and questioned whether the D.C. Circuit caseload supported adding another judge.

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http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2012/08/senate-gop-ends-dc-circuit-nominees-bid-a-second-time.html

Same ol' GOP bullshit !!!

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1. will we ever get a DC Circuit judge?