Sen. Leahy: Statement on Nominations of Justin Walker to D.C. Circuit, Cory Wilson to Fifth Circuit
June 18, 2020
June 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following statement on June 17:
This morning the Senate narrowly invoked cloture on the nomination of Justin Walker to the D.C. Circuit. Within a week the Senate is expected to confirm by the thinnest of margins both Judge Walker and a separate nominee, Cory Wilson to the Fifth Circuit, filling the final two available seats on our circuit courts. This will complete Leader McConnell's rush to pack our appellate . . .
This morning the Senate narrowly invoked cloture on the nomination of Justin Walker to the D.C. Circuit. Within a week the Senate is expected to confirm by the thinnest of margins both Judge Walker and a separate nominee, Cory Wilson to the Fifth Circuit, filling the final two available seats on our circuit courts. This will complete Leader McConnell's rush to pack our appellate . . .