Agreement Shuts Door for Judge Henry Saad
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James Joyner | Tuesday, May 24, 2005 |
Agreement shuts door for Michigan appeals nominee Saad (Detroit Free Press)
One Michigan judge appears to be a loser in a congressional compromise that cleared the way for Senate confirmation of some of President Bush’s judicial appointments. Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Henry Saad was nominated for the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Cincinnati. Saad ran into trouble because Michigan’s two Democratic senators, Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow, argued that the Republican-controlled Senate never allowed confirmation hearings for President Clinton’s nominees to the court.
The agreement made no commitment to end the filibuster that has blocked a vote on his nominations.
The bizarre thing is that, originally, all ten of the nominees were deemed outrageously unacceptable. Suddenly, three are just peachy. What differentiates Saad from the others? It’s not clear. Indeed, it seems exceedingly random.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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