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Statements From Sen. Patrick Leahy About
Judicial Nominations

From The 109th Congress.......

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Statements and Releases From Current Congress
Statements and Releases From The 108th Congress
 

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Judge Kent Jordan To The Third Circuit  December 8, 2006

Reaction - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee, To President Bush's Re-Nomination Of Controversial Judicial Nominees  November 15, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations And National Priorities  September 5, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Jerome A. Holmes To The Court Of Appeals For The Tenth Circuit  July 25, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of William J. Haynes II To The Fourth Circuit Court Of Appeals  July 11, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations  June 19, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations  June 8, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations  June 6, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Brett Kavanaugh  May 26, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Brett Kavanaugh  May 25, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Brett Kavanaugh  May 11, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On The Nomination Of Brett Kavanaugh  May 9, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Brett Kavanaugh  May 4, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Norman Randy Smith  May 4, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations  May 1, 2006

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Brett Kavanaugh  April 27, 2006

Comment - Leahy Stresses Importance Of Judicial Independence In Face Of Attacks To Erode Judiciary's Role As A Crucial Check  March 14, 2006

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Importance Of Senate Consultation On Judicial Nominations  June 30, 2005

Statement - Democratic Senators Urge Consultation On Supreme Court Vacancy  June 23, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Terrence Boyle To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Fourth Circuit  June 16, 2005

Closing Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Thomas B. Griffith To The United States Court Of Appeals For The D.C. Circuit  June 14, 2004

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Importance Of Consultation On Judicial Nominations  June 13, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Thomas B. Griffith To The United States Court Of Appeals For The D.C. Circuit  June 13, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nominations Of Richard Griffin And David McKeague To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit June 9, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy: "Divisive Judicial Nominees Take Precedence Over The Nation's Priorities"  June 9, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of William Pryor To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Eleventh Circuit  June 9, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Terrence Boyle To The U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Fourth Circuit  June 9, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Janice Rogers Brown To The United States Court Of Appeals For The D.C. Circuit  June 8, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations And Consultation  June 7, 2005

Release - Senate Confirms Controversial Judge In Closely Divided Vote  May 25, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of Priscilla Owen And Whether To Invoke Cloture  May 24, 2005

Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Bipartisan Agreement To Avert Vote On The Nuclear Option  May 23, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nuclear Option  May 23, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Senate Floor Speech On "Our Democracy At Risk"  May 20, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee, On The Nomination Of Priscilla Owen To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit  May 18, 2005

Opening Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Republican Use Of The Nuclear Option  May 18, 2005

Statement - Panel Approves Nomination On Party-Line Vote; Leahy Opposes Pryor Nomination  May 12, 2005

Floor Remarks - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Marking Four Years Since President Bush’s Announcement Of First Judicial Nominees United States Senate  May 9, 2005

Statement - Senate Confirms 206th Bush Judge In Bipartisan Vote  April 27, 2005

Statement - Leahy Denounces Religious Smear Campaign On Judicial Nominations  April 22, 2005

Statement - Leahy, Democrats Oppose Brown Nomination, Panel Approves Nominee April 21, 2005

Statement - Leahy Opposes Nomination Of Priscilla Owen; Panel Approves Nominee On Party-Line Vote  April 21, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Democratic Member, Judiciary Committee, Senate Floor Remarks On Republicans' Exploitation Of Faith In Judicial Nominations  April 18, 2005

Statement - Senate Confirms 205th Bush Judge; Crotty A Consensus Choice  April 11, 2005

Letter - As Senate Prepares To Confirm 205th Judge, Reid And Leahy Urge Bush, To Protect Checks And Balances Of Democracy  April 11, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Republican Leadership’s Threatened Use Of “The Nuclear Option” To Change Senate Rules On Judicial Nominations  Wednesday, April 6, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee,  On the Nomination Of William Myers Executive Business Meeting March 17, 2005

Opening Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Judiciary Executive Business Meeting March 10, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy Hearing Before The Judiciary Committee On The Nomination Of Judge Terrence Boyle March 3, 2005

Reaction - Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee,  To Senator Salazar’s Request To President Bush  To Withdraw The Re-Nominations Of Bush’s Controversial Judicial Picks March 1, 2005

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy On The Nomination Of William Myers March 1, 2005

Comment - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The White House’s Official Re-Nominations Of Judicial Nominees February 14, 2005

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