Judicial Nominations

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Statements From Sen. Patrick Leahy About
Judicial Nominations

From the 108th Congress.....

Statements and Releases From Current Congress
Statements and Releases From The 109th Congress

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy After White House Holiday Announcement That The President Will Renominate Controversial Judicial Nominees December 23, 2004

Statement - Senator Patrick Leahy's End-Of-Congress Wrap-Up Report On Judicial Nominations November 23, 2004

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (Ranking Democratic Member, Judiciary Committee) On Judicial Nominations September 30, 2004

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (Ranking Democratic Member, Judiciary Committee) On The Nomination of David Nahmias September 30, 2004

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (Ranking Democratic Member, Judiciary Committee): Judicial Nominations Hearing September 08, 2004

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy on the Confirmations of Virginia Hernandez Covington and Michael Schneider to the U.S. District Court September 07, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nominations Of Henry W. Saad, Richard Griffin And David McKeague To The United States Court Of Appeal For The Sixth Circuit July 22, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of William Myers July 20, 2004

Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Upcoming Senate Debate On The Nomination Of William Myers To The 9^th Circuit Court Of Appeals July 16, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Claude Allen Executive Business Meeting Of The Judiciary Committee July 8, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Setting The Record Straight On Judicial Nominations In North Carolina And Across The Country July 07,2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Judicial Nominations July 07,2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of J. Leon Holmes July 06, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy: Vermonter Peter Hall Wins Overwhelming Support From United States Senate For Seat On Appeals Court June 24, 2004

Opening Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Ranking Democratic Member Business Meeting Of The Committee On The Judiciary June 24, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Virginia Emerson Hopkins To The Northern District Of Alabama June 15, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Ricardo Martinez To The Western District Of Washington June 15, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Confirmation Of Gene E. K. Pratter June 15, 2004

Statement - of Senator Patrick Leahy On the Nomination of Judith Herrera To the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico June 3, 2004

Statement - of Senator Leahy On the Nomination of Kenneth M. Karas To the Southern District of New York June 3, 2004

Statement - of Senator Patrick Leahy On the Nomination of Justice Sandra Townes to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York June 3, 2004

Statements - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Confirmations Of Two Circuit Court Nominees May 21, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Judicial Nominations And The Approval Of Marcia Cooke May 18, 2004

News Release - Leahy Welcomes End To Judicial Nominations Impasse May 18, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Brett Kavanaugh April 27, 2004

Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Ranking Democratic Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, To The Justice Department’s Referral Of The “Memogate” Case To David Kelley, U.S. Attorney For The Southern District Of New York April 26, 2004

Opening Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Executive Business Meeting Of The Senate Judiciary Committee April 22, 2004

Letter - From Senator Leahy To The American Bar Association Urging The ABA Not To Water Down Its Voluntary Model Code Of Judicial Conduct For Federal Judges April 21, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Before The Subcommittee On Administrative Oversight And The Courts On “A Proposal To Split The Ninth Circuit” April 7, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Republicans Block The Real Priorities Of American Workers April 6, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Nomination Of Peter Hall To The United State Court Of Appeals For The Second Circuit April 1, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member The Myers Nomination Executive Business Meeting Of The Senate Judiciary Committee April 1, 2004

Comment - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, On EU Antitrust Sanctions Against Microsoft March 24, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Judicial Nominations March 24, 2004

News Release - Consensus Emerges On Judiciary Committee For DOJ Probe Of Improperly Accessed Computer Files March 12, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting March 11, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Judicial Nominations Hearing March 10, 2004

Joint Statement - Of Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch, (R-Utah) And Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) On The Release Of The Pickle Report March 4, 2004

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Democratic Member, Senate Judiciary Committee On The Pickle Report On Stolen Judiciary Committee Computer Files March 4, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting March 4, 2004

News Release - Sens. Hatch And Leahy Receive "Memo" Report March 3, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Executive Business Meeting Senate Judiciary Committee February 26, 2004

Opening Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Judicial Nominations Hearing
February 25, 2004

Letter - Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats' Letter To White House On Theft Of Stolen Memos February 25, 2004

Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Ranking Democratic Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, To The President’s Recess Appointment Of William Pryor To The 11^th Circuit Court Of Appeals February 20, 2004

Statement - Of Sens. Hatch And Leahy On Memo Investigation February 12, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting February 12, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Diane Sykes To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Seventh Circuit
February 11, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Nomination Of William Myers To The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals February 5, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Confirmation Of Additional Judicial Nominees The Confirmation Of Judge Gary Sharpe January 28, 2004

Opening - Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing January 28, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Judicial Nominations January 22, 2004

Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee To President Bush’s Recess Appointment Of Charles Pickering To The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals
January 16, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Judiciary Committee Judicial Nominations Hearing November 19, 2003

Opening Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Executive Business Meeting Of The Senate Judiciary Committee November 17, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Regarding The Cloture Vote On The Nomination Of Janice Rogers Brown November 14, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Regarding Cloture On The Nomination Of Carolyn Kuhl To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit November 14, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Fourth Cloture Vote On The Owen Nomination November 14, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Thursday Address During The Republican ‘Filibuster’ On Judicial Nominees Congressional Record November 13, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Judiciary Committee Judicial Nominations Hearing November 11, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of William Pryor Second Cloture Vote November 6, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Judicial Nominations November 4, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Hearing Before The Judiciary Committee On The Nomination Of Claude Allen
October 28, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Janice Rogers Brown Judiciary Committee Hearing
October 22, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Charles Pickering Executive Business Meeting Of The Senate Judiciary Committee October 2, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Charles Pickering September 25, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Judiciary Committee Judicial Nominations Hearing September 17, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Withdrawal Of The Nomination of Miguel Estrada September 15, 2003

Fact Sheet - "Diversity On The Federal Bench: Rhetoric Versus Reality" A Fact Sheet About The Way Previous Judicial Nominees Were Treated By A Republican-Controlled Senate September 5, 2003

Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Democratic Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, To Reports That Miguel Estrada Will Ask For Withdrawal Of His Nomination To The D.C. Circuit Court Of Appeals September 4, 2003

Dear Colleague Letter - And Additional Materials On Injecting Religion Into The Judicial Nomination Process, Including Text From The Forum To Discuss The Recent Injection Of Religion Into The Judicial Nominations Process July 31, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of William Pryor –Cloture Vote July 30, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Cloture Vote On The Nomination Of Miguel Estrada July 30, 2003

Opening - Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy Judicial Nominations Hearing July 30, 2003

Chart - Comparison Of Treatment Of President Clinton's Judicial Nominations To President Bush's Judicial Nominations

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Owen Cloture Vote July 29, 2003

Remarks - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Meeting With Religious Leaders -- Forum On The Injection Of Religion Into The Judicial Nominations Process July 29, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Judicial Confirmations July 28, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting July 23, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Judiciary Committee Judicial Nominations Hearing July 22, 2003

Letter - From Sens. Leahy And Kennedy To Chairman Hatch About Investigation Of William Pryor’s Involvement In Fundraising For The Republican Attorneys General Association [PDF Available] July 16, 2003

News Backgrounder - On The 6th Circuit Discharge Petition July 9, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Nomination Of Victor Wolski To The United States Court Of Federal Claims July 9, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Judiciary Committee Judicial Nominations Hearing July 9, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing July 8, 2003

Speech - Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Democratic Member, Senate Judiciary Committee National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon Address “Supreme Court Preview: It Doesn’t Have To Be Armageddon”
June 25, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing June 24, 2003

Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy To White House Comments About Consulting With The Senate About Future Supreme Court Vacancies June 18, 2003

Letters - From Senator Patrick Leahy To President Bush About Potential Supreme Court Vacancies June 16, 2003

Opening Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Business Meeting Of The Senate Judiciary Committee June 12, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing June 11, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Judge Consuelo Callahan May 22, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Judge Consuelo Callahan May 15, 2003

Opening Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Business Meeting Of The Senate Judiciary Committee May 15, 2003

Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy To The President’s Remarks On The Federal Judiciary May 9, 2003

Memo - A Reality Check On Judicial Nominations May 8, 2003 [prepared by David Carle, Press Secretary]

Statement - Opening Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy Hearing Before The Constitution Subcommittee Senate Judiciary Committee May 6, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Cloture Vote On The Nomination Of Miguel Estrada May 5, 2003

Fact Sheet - Historical Fact Sheet On Holmes Vote In Senate Judiciary Committee May 1, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Priscilla Owen May 1, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Judiciary Committee Hearing On The Nomination Of John Roberts To The Court Of Appeals For The District Of Colombia April 30, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Jeffrey S. Sutton To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit April 29, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Confirmations Of Dee Drell And Richard Bennett April 9, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Business Meeting Of The Senate Judiciary Committee April 3, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Timothy Tymkovich To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Tenth Circuit April 1, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy: Senate Judiciary Committee Judicial Nominations Hearing April 1, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Business Meeting Of The Senate Judiciary Committee March 27, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Priscilla Owen To Be A Judge On The United States Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit March 27, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Breach Of Judiciary Committee Rules March 27, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Cloture Vote On The Nomination Of Miguel Estrada March 18, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Cloture Vote On The Nomination Of Miguel Estrada March 13, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Committee On The Judiciary Hearing For Justice Priscilla Owen Nominee To The Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit March 13, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy From Judicial Nominations Hearing Senate Judiciary Committee March 12, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Cloture Vote On The Nomination Of Mr. Miguel Estrada March 6, 2003

Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Estrada Nomination: The Misquote Of Senator Patrick Leahy, On Filibusters

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy From Business Meeting Of The Senate Judiciary Committee - February 27, 2003

Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy To The President’s Saturday Radio Address On The Nomination Of Miguel Estrada To The D.C. Circuit Court Of Appeals - February 22, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Jeffrey S. Sutton To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting - February 13, 2003

Statement - of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Estrada Nomination As It Appeared In The Congressional Record - February 13, 2003

Reaction - of Senator Patrick Leahy To The White House Response (Letter From White House Counsel Gonzales) To The Renewed Democratic Request For Estrada Work Documents - February 13, 2003

Floor Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Debate On The Nomination Of Miguel Estrada To The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals - February 5, 2003

Hearing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Judicial Nominations (Bybee, Erickson, Quarles, Frost) - February 5, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On the Nomination of Miguel Estrada to the D.C. Circuit Judiciary Committee Business Meeting - January 30, 2003

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee - Judicial Nominations Hearing - January 29, 2003

At-A-Glance - Judicial Nominations Update -- Final Numbers For 107th Congress - January 24, 2003

Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Re-Nomination Of Charles W. Pickering - January 8, 2003

Statements and Releases From Current Congress

Statements and Releases From The 109th Congress