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Obama resubmits 42 judicial nominations to the U.S. Senate
From Ballotpedia
January 5, 2011
Washington, D.C.: President Obama has resubmitted 42 unconfirmed judicial nominations to the U.S. Senate. A number of the more controversial nominees faced heavy opposition from Republicans in the previous term. Now that Republicans control six more Senate seats, many believe confirmation of these nominees to be even less likely. The most controversial appointments include:
- Goodwin Liu to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Edward Chen to the Northern District of California
- Louis Butler to the Western District of Wisconsin
- John McConnell to the District of Rhode Island
The other nominations which the President returned for consideration are:
- Arenda L. Wright Allen to the Eastern District of Virginia
- Anthony J. Battaglia to the Southern District of California
- Cathy Bissoon to the Western District of Pennsylvania
- James E. Boasberg to the District of Columbia
- Vincent L. Briccetti to the Southern District of New York
- Susan L. Carney to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
- Claire Cecchi to the District of New Jersey
- Max O. Cogburn, Jr. to the Western District of North Carolina
- Mae A. D'Agostino to the Northern District of New York
- Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. to the Middle District of Florida
- Sara Lynn Darrow to the Central District of Illinois
- Edward J. Davila to the Northern District of California
- Charles Day to the District of Maryland
- Bernice Donald to the Western District of Tennessee
- Edward C. DuMont to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
- James Graves to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Caitlin J. Halligan to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
- Marco A. Hernandez to the District of Oregon
- Paul K. Holmes to the Western District of Arkansas
- Mark Raymond Hornak to the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Amy B. Jackson to the District of Columbia
- R. Brooke Jackson to the District of Colorado
- Steve C. Jones to the Northern District of Georgia
- John A. Kronstadt to the Central District of California
- Robert David Mariani to the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- Marina Marmolejo to the Southern District of Texas
- Sue Myerscough to the Central District of Illinois
- Victoria F. Nourse to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Jimmie V. Reyna to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
- John A. Ross to the Eastern District of Missouri
- Esther Salas to the District of New Jersey
- Diana Saldaña to the Southern District of Texas
- James E. Shadid to the Central District of Illinois
- Kevin Hunter Sharp to the Middle District of Tennessee
- Michael H. Simon to the District of Oregon
- Amy Totenberg to the Northern District of Georgia
- Michael Urbanski to the Western District of Virginia
- Kathleen M. Williams to the Southern District of Florida
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