Hurrah! Goodwin Liu approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee to be on the US Court of Appeals

[cali]

Liu Nomination Advances
By CHARLIE SAVAGE

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved the nomination of Goodwin Liu to be a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, sending him to the full Senate for consideration after a party-line vote of 12 Democrats in favor and seven Republicans opposed.

Mr. Liu, a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley, has drawn more Republican opposition than any of President Obama’s other appeals court nominees because he has been open in expressing strong liberal views – like support for affirmative action and same-sex marriage.

Conservative also dislike Mr. Liu because he strongly criticized President George W. Bush’s appointment of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. as too conservative. And they fear that Mr. Obama might later seek to elevate Mr. Liu, 39, to the Supreme Court, which has never had an Asian-American justice.

Today’s vote followed a lengthy discussion in which Republicans criticized Mr. Liu, while Democrats praised him, and both sides criticized each other over the handling of his nomination and of other judicial nominees.

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/liu-nomination-advances/

[gratuitous]

1. Heh, heh, heh

Wouldn't it be delicious to see Liu succeed Scalia or Thomas on the Supreme Court?

[cali]

3. I'm hoping that's exactly what will happen

[blm]

5. That would be the most appropriate, most patriotic and most responsible nomination in my lifetime.

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[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. That would be just about the best thing that could happen.

[DefenseLawyer]

2. The real deal. n/t

[Hekate]

4. Excellent! KnR.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

7. What are the odds that he will get through full senate confirmation?

[cali]

10. they're excellent.

[usregimechange]

8. Love it, but now the real waiting begins

[usregimechange]

9. Be sure to write your Senators

[HughMoran]

11. Get this man on the Supreme Court next!

I wonder what antics the Republicans are going to pull to keep him off the Court of Appeals - bastards.

[Peacetrain]

12. Yahoooety!! glad to see this

[Scurrilous]

13. Good news.

K & R :thumbsup: