By Chris Johnson on September 20, 2013
The U.S. Senate (click here) is poised to make history on Tuesday when it may confirm an openly gay man for the first-time ever to a seat on a federal appeals court.
The Senate is set to vote on the confirmation of Todd Hughes, whom President Obama nominated in February, to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
After proceeding to the nomination at 11:15 am, the Senate will engage in up to 30 minutes of equally divided debate prior to the vote. If all time is used, at around 11:45 am, the Senate will vote on the nomination....
This is a historic event. Unfortunately, the first gay nomination was disregarded twice by the Senate.
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...Hughes is the second out gay attorney Obama has nominated (click here) for the Federal Circuit. The first, Edward DuMont, was nominated in the 111th Congress and renominated in the 112th Congress, but DuMont withdrew his name when it became clear that his nomination was not going to proceed in the Senate Judiciary Committee....
The fact Mr. DuMont was disregarded twice and ultimately withdrew his nomination only goes to prove there are still decisions made by the US Senate in judicial nominations that are partisan and discriminatory rather than based in qualifications and what is best for the country.
...This hold-up is a shame. (click here) DuMont is eminently well qualified. He has spent years as a top litigator at Wilmer Hale, Sullivan & Cromwell, and the Solicitor General's Office within the Department of Justice. He graduated from Yale, Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude with the highest standing of any humanities student. At Stanford Law School, DuMont graduated with distinction and was honored with membership to the Order of the Coif. After law school, he clerked for conservative thought leader Richard Posner on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit....
The U.S. Senate (click here) is poised to make history on Tuesday when it may confirm an openly gay man for the first-time ever to a seat on a federal appeals court.
The Senate is set to vote on the confirmation of Todd Hughes, whom President Obama nominated in February, to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
After proceeding to the nomination at 11:15 am, the Senate will engage in up to 30 minutes of equally divided debate prior to the vote. If all time is used, at around 11:45 am, the Senate will vote on the nomination....
This is a historic event. Unfortunately, the first gay nomination was disregarded twice by the Senate.
posted on
...Hughes is the second out gay attorney Obama has nominated (click here) for the Federal Circuit. The first, Edward DuMont, was nominated in the 111th Congress and renominated in the 112th Congress, but DuMont withdrew his name when it became clear that his nomination was not going to proceed in the Senate Judiciary Committee....
The fact Mr. DuMont was disregarded twice and ultimately withdrew his nomination only goes to prove there are still decisions made by the US Senate in judicial nominations that are partisan and discriminatory rather than based in qualifications and what is best for the country.
...This hold-up is a shame. (click here) DuMont is eminently well qualified. He has spent years as a top litigator at Wilmer Hale, Sullivan & Cromwell, and the Solicitor General's Office within the Department of Justice. He graduated from Yale, Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude with the highest standing of any humanities student. At Stanford Law School, DuMont graduated with distinction and was honored with membership to the Order of the Coif. After law school, he clerked for conservative thought leader Richard Posner on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit....
