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Tx4obama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-08-10 10:54 PM
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Helpful links for folks tracking Obama's judiciary appointments
I needed to find a place to keep track of these links for quick access when handing out info at various places around the interent, where better than here on DU :)

List of all federal judges appointed by Barack Obama
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama

GOP Obstructionism Continues to Plague Obama's Judicial Nominees
Article includes nominee percentage graph: http://mydd.com/2010/8/7/gop-obstructionism

McCaskill Expects Vote On End To Secret Holds Before The End Of The Year
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/06/mccaskill-expects-vote-on-end-to-secret-holds-before-the-end-of-the-year.php

Senator McCaskill has public commitments from 67 Senators to end secret holds
http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/45248

Secret Holds Elimination Act
Reid puts secret-holds ban on September docket
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0810/Reid_puts_secretholds_ban_on_docket.html

A link to an article and graph of the percentages of presidential nomination confirmations
http://mydd.com/2010/8/7/gop-obstructionism

usregimechange's journal
Here is a link (I LOVE) to THE BEST journal that tracks federal judiciary nominations/confirmations - with tons of details regarding the nominees and graphs regarding the circuits/districts
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/usregimechange

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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-10 09:35 AM
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1. Exellent info...
Thanks for posting this, it is much appreciated.

Recommended.
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flpoljunkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-09-10 10:47 AM
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2. This link lists all current federal judicial vacancies--143 vacancies with 48 nominees pending.
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