After the successful confirmation of Judge Leslie
Southwick yesterday
(which took almost 17 months) the number of circuit court judges confirmed by
the Senate in the last two years of Bush’s second term has climbed to a grand
total of five. Obviously, the Senate has its work cut out for it if it is
going to keep pace with the rate of Bill Clinton’s nominees (as the stats reveal).
It is important to note that since the presidential election “season” is
growing so long, there are probably only about 6-8 months left for the senate
to confirm President Bush’s judicial nominations.
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