09.05.18

Democrats’ Kozinski Double Standard

Dems Try To Smear Kavanaugh With Guilt By Association Yet They Voted To Confirm Former Kozinski Clerks To Judgeships

 

SEN. HATCH: “Did you know anything about these allegations?”

JUDGE BRETT KAVANAUGH: “Nothing.”

SEN. HATCH: “Okay. Before they became public last year?”

JUDGE KAVANAUGH: “No. When they became public, the first thought I had was no woman should be subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace, ever. Including in the judiciary. Especially in the judiciary. And when I heard, when it became public, I think it was in December, it was a gut punch. It was a gut punch for me…. It was a gut punch for the judiciary. And I was shocked and disappointed, angry, swirl of emotions. No woman should be subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace.” (U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing 9/05/2018)

 

President Obama Nominated, And Democrats Voted To Confirm, Former Kozinski Clerk Paul Watford To Be A Court Of Appeals Judge

Paul J. Watford clerked for Kozinski from 1994-1995 and went on to clerk for Justice Ruther Bader Ginsburg the following year. (“Watford, Paul Jeffrey,” Federal Judicial Center Website, Accessed 8/30/2018)

President Obama nominated Paul Watford to be a judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the same court on which Alex Kozinski served. (PN1049, 112th Congress; Federal Judicial Center Website, Accessed 8/30/2018)

Judge Watford served alongside Judge Kozinski on the 9th Circuit from May 2012 until Kozinski’s retirement in December 2017. (Federal Judicial Center Website, Accessed 8/30/2018)

 

Nearly Every Senate Democrat Voted To Confirm Watford

Watford was confirmed by the Senate in May 2012, and nearly every Senate Democrat voted to confirm him. (PN1049, Roll Call Vote #104: Confirmed 61-34: D 50-0; R 9-34; I 2-0, 5/21/2012)

 

Kozinski Praised Judge Watford, Who Was ‘Among Obama’s Top Choices For Supreme Court’

“Judge Paul J. Watford, a Southern Californian who serves on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals … has emerged as a finalist for President Obama's nomination to the Supreme Court.” (“Southern California's Paul J. Watford Is Among Obama's Top Choices For Supreme Court,” Los Angeles Times, 3/14/2016)

 

Sen. Feinstein Introduced Watford At His Judiciary Committee Hearing, Citing His Clerkship for Judge Kozinski, And Applauded His Confirmation

SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D-CA): “I am very pleased to express my strong support for the nomination of Paul Watford to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit…. After finishing law school, Mr. Watford clerked for Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski … and he then clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.” (U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, 12/13/2011)

FEINSTEIN: “Paul Watford’s combination of experience as a federal prosecutor and as an appellate attorney in private practice makes him an excellent choice for the 9th Circuit. He is extremely bright and highly respected for his intellect and judgment.  He has broad support across the political spectrum, and I am very pleased he was confirmed today to the 9th Circuit, which is the busiest circuit in the nation.” (Sen. Feinstein, Press Release, 5/21/2012)

 

President Obama Nominated, And Democrats Voted To Confirm, Former Kozinski Clerk Cheryl Krause To Be A Court Of Appeals Judge

Cheryl Krause clerked for Judge Kozinski from 1993-1994. (“Krause, Cheryl Ann,” Federal Judicial Center Website, Accessed 8/30/2018)

President Obama nominated Cheryl Krause to be a judge on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in February 2014. (“Krause, Cheryl Ann,” Federal Judicial Center Website, Accessed 8/30/2018)

 

Former Kozinski Clerk Joshua Geltzer Served The Obama Administration In Positions On The National Security Council And At The Department Of Justice

“[Joshua Geltzer] also served as a law clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer of the U.S. Supreme Court and, before that, as a law clerk to Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.” (“Visiting Professor Of Law; Executive Director, Institute For Constitutional Advocacy And Protection Joshua Geltzer,” Georgetown Law School Website, Accessed 8/30/2018)

“Geltzer served from 2015 to 2017 as Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council staff, having served previously as Deputy Legal Advisor to the National Security Council and as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S. Department of Justice.” (“Visiting Professor Of Law; Executive Director, Institute For Constitutional Advocacy And Protection Joshua Geltzer,” Georgetown Law School Website, Accessed 8/30/2018)

 

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