Law Clerk Addict's Blog
The Senate Judiciary Committee, which was scheduled to vote today on President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Andre Davis (D. Md.) to a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, has delayed its vote due to concerns about Judge Davis's reversal rate in criminal cases. Judge Davis has been nominated to fill the vacancy created by the August 31, 2000 death of Judge Francis Murnaghan. This seat has remained vacant for almost nine years primarily due to the successful obstruction of former President George W. Bush's nominees Peter Keisler, Claude Allen and Rod Rosenstein by Democratic senators.
A new date for the committee vote has not yet been set, although it will certainly take place after Congress's Memorial Day recess.
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