Judicial Nominees

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http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/15/bush.judges.ap/index.html

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush on Monday sent the Senate 20 judicial nominees, including several who were blocked in his first term, signaling a new fight with Democrats.

"Every judicial nominee deserves a prompt hearing and an up-or-down vote on the floor of the United States Senate," Bush said at the swearing in of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

The Democrats' ability to stall White House picks for the federal bench was one of the most contentious issues of Bush's first term. With a Senate comprised of 55 Republicans, 44 Democrats and a Democrat-leaning independent, Democrats still have the 40 votes necessary to uphold a filibuster.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tennessee, has threatened to try to change Senate rules to force confirmation votes if Democrats carry out their filibuster threats.

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Bush sent back 12 nominees for the U.S. Courts of Appeals. They are:


4th Circuit: Terrence W. Boyle and William James Haynes II.


5th Circuit: Priscilla Richman Owen.


6th Circuit: David W. McKeague, Susan Bieke Neilson, Henry W. Saad, and Richard A. Griffin;


9th Circuit: William Gerry Myers III.


11th Circuit: William H. Pryor, who received a recess appointment from Bush after Democrats blocked his nomination. That appointment expires at the end of this year.


District of Columbia Circuit: Janice Rogers Brown, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Thomas B. Griffith.

Bush also renominated eight people to less controversial U.S. District Court positions. Listed by state, they are:


J. Michael Seabright, Hawaii.


Sean F. Cox, Thomas L. Ludington and Daniel P. Ryan, Eastern District, Michigan.


Peter G. Sheridan, New Jersey.


Paul A. Crotty, Southern District, New York.


James C. Dever III, Eastern District, North Carolina.


Robert J. Conrad, Western District, North Carolina.