Tell Your Senators to Vote on All Judicial Nominees
Almost one in ten federal judgeships sits empty, and over one-third of those vacancies are in courts so overburdened that they have been deemed judicial emergencies. When our courts aren't working at full capacity, it takes longer to resolve civil cases.
It doesn't have to be this way. There are nominees ready for a floor vote, and some of these nominees have been waiting for months. Why the delays? Because some Senators in the minority are refusing to follow time-honored rules in confirming judicial nominees. These Senators are trying to run out the clock on judges, even while people around the country are waiting for justice.
Justice delayed is justice denied. Tell your Senators to get the job done and vote on ALL judicial nominees.
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