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Senate confirms Judge David Hamilton 59-39
The Political Carnival —
... About time! The Senate confirmed Judge David Hamilton to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 59-39 Thursday after breaking a GOP filibuster Tuesday and a five-and-a-half month delay. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), who represents Hamilton's home state of Indiana, casted the lone Republican vote for the judge. This obstructionism by the Rushpublic party not only got in the way of the vote, it got in the way of something much bigger: democracy. This gumming up the works has ...
Senate Confirms Controversial Obama Nominee to 7th Circuit Bench
ABA Journal Top Stories —
... After a delay of more than five months, the U.S. Senate today has confirmed a controversial judge nominated to the federal appellate bench by President Barack Obama. The vote was 59-39, with the sole Republican vote in favor of Judge David Hamilton cast by Sen. Richard Lugar, who represents the jurist's home state of Indiana, reports Politico .“This is a nomination that should be confirmed and should have been confirmed months ago," said Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) in a written statement. "David Hamilton is a fine judge and will make a good addition to the ...
Hamilton Confirmed
Riehl World View —
... So much for that battle.
Hamilton, who was President Barack Obama's first judicial nominee, came under Republican fire for several rulings he made in Indiana, from barring certain prayers in the state legislature to a ruling stating that abortion clinics should not be required to provide information on alternatives to abortion.
Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), who represents Hamilton's home state of Indiana, casted the lone Republican vote for the judge. ...
"U.S. Senate confirms Hoosier nominee"
How Appealing —
... to appeals court."
Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that "Senate OK's David Hamilton to be US appeals court judge; Judge David Hamilton is elevated to the US appeals court, after GOP effort to stall a vote failed; Republican resistance signals more political fights are likely over Obama's nominees to the federal bench."
Bloomberg News reports that "Senate Confirms Obama Federal Appeals Court Nominee."
And Politico.com reports that "Senate confirms controversial judge."
ThinkFast: November 20, 2009
Think Progress —
... The Senate finally confirmed Judge David Hamilton to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday following a GOP filibuster that caused a five-and-a-half month delay in his confirmation. “This is a nomination that should be confirmed and should have been confirmed months ago,” Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) told the press. ...
