Senate Judiciary Comm. Chair Leahy Predicts Supreme Court Confirmation This Summer

There is “no question” that a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will be seated in time for the court’s fall term, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the New York Times reports. Leahy predicted that the Senate would confirm a new justice by the summer (Chan, New York Times, 4/11)…

Sen. Judiciary Chair Leahy Urges Chamber To Confirm Judicial Nominees

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Wednesday urged the chamber to confirm several of President Obama’s judicial and executive nominees before the end of the year, CQ Today reports…

Senators Say Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor Committed To Rule Of Law,

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday met individually with 10 senators in an initial round of closed-door meetings in preparation for her confirmation hearing, which is yet to be scheduled, the New York Times reports. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.