JOHNSON: Most of the hearing turned into a partisan dispute about how busy the D.C. They've been held up for month after month after month after month after month. LEAHY: We could easily confirm all these non-controversial judges that are on the floor. Leahy pointed out that Republicans have been delaying up or down votes on 13 judge candidates who got no opposition in the committee. JOHNSON: Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, weighed in. SENATOR PATRICK LEAHY: If we're concerned about vacancies.
But of course you never hear the president mention the 62 vacancies that have no nominees that we can't possibly act upon in the United States Senate until they get up here. There are currently 86 vacancies for federal courts. SENATOR CHARLES GRASSLEY REPUBLICAN, IOWA: I would note that we hear a lot about the vacancy rates. JOHNSON: To hear Republicans on the Judiciary Committee tell it, the White House is to blame for moving too slowly to nominate judges for the D.C. Circuit to undo all kinds of government decisions. SENATOR CHARLES SCHUMER: Frankly, I think the hard right wants to use the D.C. New York Democrat Charles Schumer says he can explain the delay. JOHNSON: So what's the hold-up? The current court has four judges appointed by Republicans and three by Democrats. HATCH: And as of right now, some of these things bother me but I want to support you. SENATOR ORRIN HATCH: Listen, I'm really impressed with you. JOHNSON: Srinivasan got this reception from Utah Republican Orrin Hatch.
So I am hopeful that our friendship will not be seen as a strike against you by some. SENATOR TED CRUZ: I would note that you and I have known each other a long time, that we clerked together on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and we have been friends a long time. But Cruz was all smiles at yesterday's Senate Judiciary nomination hearing for Srinivasan. The new senator has been a thorn in the side of some of his colleagues this year. One of them is Texas Republican Ted Cruz. Srinivasan, who's considered a moderate, also made some surprising connections along the way. He clerked for former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and went on to argue before the Supreme Court two dozen times, in cases involving gay marriage, religious freedom and corporate rights. The White House is hoping its other nominee will have an easier ride.ĬARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: Unlike a lot of judicial candidates, Sri Srinivasan has a record that stretches back for decades. President Obama's first nominee recently withdrew after two Senate filibusters blocked her path. Circuit, has been limping along with four vacancies. is second only to the United States Supreme Court in terms of the important cases it decides. The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. Circuit – Sri Srinivasan,” accessed January 10, 2021. “Asian American Judges on the Federal Courts | Federal Judicial Center,” Fjc.gov, 2020.
Marimow, “Merrick Garland Passes Gavel to Sri Srinivasan to Lead Influential Appeals Court,” Washington Post, n.d. Srinivasan is the first person of South Asian descent to lead a federal circuit court.Īnn E. He was appointed by President Obama in 2013 and began serving as Chief Judge in February 2020. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. from Stanford University and later graduated from Stanford Law School and Stanford Graduate School of Business. Sri Srinivasan was born in Chandigarh India and moved to the United States when he was 4. Chief Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for D.C.
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