Comments on: Bush Nominee for the Fourth Circuit — Duncan Getchell, Jr. — Sued for Defamation http://jonathanturley.org/2007/11/17/bush-nominee-for-the-fourth-circuit-duncan-getchell-jr-sued-for-defamation/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Mon, 28 May 2012 07:02:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: deeply worried http://jonathanturley.org/2007/11/17/bush-nominee-for-the-fourth-circuit-duncan-getchell-jr-sued-for-defamation/#comment-2081 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:11:51 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/11/17/bush-nominee-for-the-fourth-circuit-duncan-getchell-jr-sued-for-defamation/#comment-2081 once upon a time the approval of a state’s two senators was considered politically important in such a nomination.

Quaint idea.

from the statement of Senators Warner and Webb:

““At the end of this process, Senator Warner and I submitted five outstanding candidates to the President. These five candidates possessed exceptional legal qualifications and received the highest ratings from the legal organizations and Bar Associations. Virginia has a long tradition of outstanding federal jurists. The names that Senator Warner and I offered were consistent with that tradition.

“Today, despite our good faith, bipartisan effort to accommodate the President, the recommendations that Senator Warner and I made have been ignored. The White House talks about the spirit of bipartisanship, lamenting congressional obstructionism. The White House cannot expect to complain about the confirmation of federal judges when they proceed to act in this manner.”

Neither home-state senatorial endorsement, ABA approval, professional competence, nor peer esteem, seem sine qua nons for this Administration’s bench nominations.

What in fact is the ruling desiderata?

Well, having a F S tie doesn’t hurt.

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