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Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 4, 2003

President's Foes Stop at Nothing

Forum Column - By Ralph A. Rossum - President Bush's political opponents will stop at nothing, it seems, to deprive him of the opportunity to make key appointments to the federal judiciary. They are involved in an unprecedented filibuster to prevent Senate confirmation of his nomination of Miguel Estrada as the first Hispanic judge on the Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals - widely regarded as the second most powerful court in the land.

        Forum Column
        
        By Ralph A. Rossum
        
        President Bush's political opponents will stop at nothing, it seems, to deprive him of the opportunity to make key appointments to the federal judiciary. They are ...

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