Press Release - The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Agrees on the Need to Hold Confirmation Votes for Judicial Nominees
Echoes Call from State of the Union Address
For Immediate Release
Contact: Shin Inouye, 202.869.0398, inouye@archives.civilrights.org
January 24, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Nancy Zirkin, executive vice president of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s call in Tuesday’s State of the Union address for the Senate to move more expeditiously on judicial nominees:
“The state of our union would be stronger if senators would do their constitutional duty to provide advice and consent instead of delaying and obstructing President Obama’s highly qualified judicial nominees. The 100-plus current and future vacant judgeships mean justice delayed and denied for millions of Americans who must wait for their day in court. Instead of delaying and blocking nominations, the Senate should quickly provide yes-or-no confirmation votes for the 18 nominees pending on the Senate floor, and continue considering all nominees in a timely manner throughout the year.”
Nancy Zirkin is executive vice president of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its 200-plus member organizations, visit archives.civilrights.org.
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