Obama resubmits judicial nominations to Senate

Darlene Superville Associated Press via Yahoo! News 1/6/2011

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Wednesday resubmitted a batch of federal judicial nominations that didn’t clear the Senate last year, including four that provoked strong objections from some Republican lawmakers.

Obama sent 42 names to the Senate. They include 35 nominees for federal district courts and […]

Obama Backers Fear Opportunities to Reshape Judiciary Are Slipping Away

By CHARLIE SAVAGE The New York Times November 14, 2009

WASHINGTON — President Obama has sent the Senate far fewer judicial nominations than former President George W. Bush did in his first 10 months in office, deflating the hopes of liberals that the White House would move quickly to reshape the federal judiciary after eight […]

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