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Judicial Nominations Front Page
President George W. Bush looks on as Justice Anthony Kennedy swears in Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia during a ceremony Thursday, June 1, 2006, in the Rose Garden. Mrs. Ashley Kavanaugh holds the Holy Bible. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush looks on as Justice Anthony Kennedy swears in Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia during a ceremony Thursday, June 1, 2006, in the Rose Garden. Mrs. Ashley Kavanaugh holds the Holy Bible. White House photo by Eric Draper

President Attends Swearing-In Ceremony for Brett Kavanaugh

"The power to nominate judges is one of the most serious responsibilities the Constitution gives the President. Our founders thought carefully about the role they wanted judges to play in the American Republic. They decided on a court system that would be free of political and public pressure with judges who are prudent in exercising judicial power and firm in defending judicial independence."

- President George W. Bush
June 1, 2006

 

RECENT CONFIRMATIONS

Kimberly A. Moore was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on September 5, 2006.

Jerome A. Holmes was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on July 25, 2006.

Bobby E. Shepherd was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on July 20, 2006.

Neil M. Gorsuch was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on July 20, 2006.

Sandra S. Ikuta was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on June 19, 2006.

Brett M. Kavanaugh was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on May 26, 2006.

Milan D. Smith, Jr. was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on May 16, 2006.

Michael Chagares was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on April 4, 2006.

Judge Samuel A. Alito was confirmed as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 31, 2006.

Judge John Roberts was confirmed as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on September 29, 2005.

 

 

STILL PENDING IN THE U.S. SENATE

Terrence W. Boyle
First nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on May 15, 2003
Judge Terrence Boyle of North Carolina is a distinguished federal district court judge with over two decades of experience on the bench. He was appointed to the district court in 1984 by President Reagan, and spent seven years as Chief Judge in the Eastern District of North Carolina. Judge Boyle has been nominated to fill a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that has been vacant for more than 12 years and has been designated a "judicial emergency" by the Judicial Conference of the United States. More »

William James Haynes, II
First nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on September 29, 2003
William James Haynes of Virginia, currently serving as General Counsel of the Department of Defense, is a highly respected attorney who has spent most of his career serving his country. He has been unanimously confirmed twice by the U.S. Senate -- as General Counsel of the Department of Defense in May 2001, and as General Counsel of the Department of the Army in 1990. Mr. Haynes has been nominated to fill a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and has awaited a vote for nearly three years. More »

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