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Abraham's position concerning White,
but said Senate Democrats have been
putting pressure on the Senate
Judiciary Committee to hold more
ichigan Court of
hearings for judicial nominees.
Appeals Judge Helene
"Common wisdom is that the
White didn't expect to
Republicans are trying to slow down
be running for a second
appointments and do as
term this year.
much as they can to avoid
She assumed she
having Clinton appointees
would instead be
confirmed," said Levin.
enjoying a lifetime
Abraham's office did not
appointment as a
return phone calls.
judge in the U.S.
Judicial nominations go
Court of Appeals
through the Senate Judiciary
for the Sixth
Committee, which makes
Circuit. In January
recommendations to the full
1997, President Bill
Senate. White has not yet
Clinton nominated
had a Senate Judiciary
her for the 16-
Committee hearing, nor is
judge court, which
one scheduled.
is based in
Jean Lopatto, the press
Cincinnati and
secretary for the Senate
hears cases from
Judiciary Committee, said
Michigan,
she is not authorized to
Kentucky, Ohio
comment on specific nom-
and Tennessee.
inees and that the
The nomina-
timetable for confirming a
tion, along with
nominee varies.
dozens of others, is
"It's our job to thorough-
languishing in the
ly review all nominees and
Republican-con-
make sure they're qualified
trolled Senate
to serve a lifetime appoint-
Judiciary
ment on the federal
Committee, which
bench," she said. "If there's
is chaired by Sen.
a problem with background
Orrin Hatch (R-
or one of the senators has a
Utah) and includes
problem with a nominee, it
Michigan
can take longer."
Republican Sen.
Currently, 71 out of
Spencer Abraham.
approximately 800 federal
The holdup irri-
judicial positions are
tates Michigan
vacant; vacancies have been
Democratic Sen.
at a level of between 70-
Carl Levin, who
100 for the past two years.
recommended
Partisan
politics seems to
White for the job.
be
at
the
heart of the lag.
"I think it's
Judge Helene White S ti ll
Sen.
Hatch
has repeat-
unfair to the people
waiting for Senate
edly accused the Clinton
of Michigan that that confirmation.
Administration of trying
seat goes unfilled,
to pack the courts with "activists,"
and it's not fair to [White] either," he
judges who would interpret laws more
said, adding that she is "a terrific
broadly than Congress intended.
judge" and that he has made "signifi-
However, the White House has con-
cant efforts" on her behalf, including
tended that its nominees' qualifications
talking to both Abraham and Hatch.
should be openly debated, and late last
Levin declined to describe
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