Four More Judicial Confirmations Today in the Senate
‘So, if I’m sounding like a broken record, it’s because the White House continues to submit one extremely well-qualified and highly impressive nominee after another to sit on the federal bench. These are men and women who are bright, talented, well-regarded, and committed to applying what the text of our laws and our Constitution actually say. Today, we can take four more steps in that positive direction. These nominees deserve big, bipartisan votes…’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the need to confirm more of the president’s well-qualified nominees:
“Since President Trump took office in 2017, the Senate has confirmed 41 well-qualified individuals to serve on our nation’s circuit courts. Number 41 was Daniel Collins of California, whom we confirmed yesterday to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. As I’ve noted already, Mr. Collins came before the Senate with every conceivable indicator of a brilliant legal mind and an impeccable professional record. I was proud that the full Senate followed up the Judiciary Committee’s favorable report with a majority vote here on the floor.
“But our work this week is just beginning. Yesterday the Senate also advanced four more nominees – these, to serve on district courts across the country. Today, we will vote to confirm all four. The first, Howard Nielson, has been nominated for the District of Utah. As I mentioned yesterday, Mr. Nielson has clerked for both the Fourth Circuit and the Supreme Court and assembled an impressive record at the Department of Justice and in the private sector. Next will come the nomination of Stephen Clark for the Eastern District of Missouri. Mr. Clark is an accomplished litigator with nearly three decades of experience in practice.
“The third nominee is Carl Nichols, the president’s choice to serve as District Judge for the District of Columbia. You will start to detect a pattern, because he, too, is a thoroughly impressive nominee. Clerkships for the D.C. Circuit and for the Supreme Court, for Justice Thomas, service at the Department of Justice, and recognized excellence in private practice. And finally, we’ll vote on Kenneth Bell, nominated to serve in the Western District of North Carolina. Mr. Bell has under his belt nearly two decades of service in the office of the U.S. Attorney -- distinguished by national honors for his accomplishments as a prosecutor -- as well as extensive experience in the private sector.
“So, if I’m sounding like a broken record, it’s because the White House continues to submit one extremely well-qualified and highly impressive nominee after another to sit on the federal bench. These are men and women who are bright, talented, well-regarded, and committed to applying what the text of our laws and our Constitution actually say. Today, we can take four more steps in that positive direction. These nominees deserve big, bipartisan votes – so I hope each of my colleagues will join me in voting to confirm each of them.”
Related Issues: Judicial Nominations, Nominations
Next Previous
