07.11.24

Senate Democrats Entertain Lifetime Promotions For Unfit Nominees Who Cannot Or Will Not Do Their Jobs

‘Take it from the family members of victims of September 11th who wrote recently to our colleagues on the Judiciary Committee. As these loved ones sought a small piece of justice for the lives that terrorist killers had snuffed out, Judge Netburn failed to rule on the unopposed motions they submitted that would have entitled them to participate in the next round of compensation for grieving families.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding judicial nominations:

“I’ve spoken before about the New York Magistrate Judge with a bad habit of engaging in political activism from the bench and lying about it under oath. Unfortunately, the red flags on Judge Netburn’s record aren’t limited to the inappropriate actions she does commit.

“There’s also the important work she’s inexplicably chosen to ignore.

“Take it from the family members of victims of September 11th who wrote recently to our colleagues on the Judiciary Committee. As these loved ones sought a small piece of justice for the lives that terrorist killers had snuffed out, Judge Netburn failed to rule on the unopposed motions they submitted that would have entitled them to participate in the next round of compensation for grieving families.

“As they put it, ‘We cannot understand how a Magistrate Judge could treat 9/11 family members so callously or so blithely disregard her duties’.

“So Mr. President, I’ve posed this question before about another of the Administration’s nominees, Nancy Maldonado. But I’ll ask it again:

“Why on earth do our Democratic colleagues continue to entertain lifetime promotions for nominees with a demonstrated inability to do their job?

“This sort of gross negligence is damning. It’s disqualifying. And frankly, the Netburn nomination isn’t worth another second of the Judiciary Committee’s time, let alone the Senate’s.”

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Related Issues: Judicial Nominations