Democrats now dominate the US 4th Circuit as the Senate confirms Judge Wynn

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Judge James Andrew Wynn, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
56yo (now the youngest Judge on the court)

Nominee for 4th Circuit Among Handful of Judges Confirmed

As one of its last acts before skipping out of Washington for a month, the U.S. Senate late Thursday confirmed James Wynn Jr., a North Carolina state judge, to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. It also confirmed three district court judges and nine U.S. attorneys.

The confirmations were part of a deal worked out between Democratic and Republican leaders, clearing the Senate’s agenda of many non-controversial nominees. Senators confirmed the nominees without roll-call votes.

Wynn has been a judge on North Carolina’s intermediate appellate court since 1990, except for a two-month appointment to the state Supreme Court. He has also served as a military judge in the U.S. Navy, and he’s a former law partner of U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.).

He was first nominated for the 4th Circuit by President Bill Clinton, but he was blocked by the late Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.). He would have been the first ever African American on the 4th Circuit if the Senate had confirmed him then. President Barack Obama nominated Wynn again in November 2009, and Wynn is now the third Obama judge on the 4th Circuit.

http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/08/nominee-for-4th-circuit-among-handful-of-judges-confirmed.html

Special thanks to DUer Tx4obama for the heads-up.

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1. Though not the same as Liberals dominate a big change for what uaed to be a very conservative court

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2. Stranch nomination not taken up before the recess

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3. Well this part makes me mad...

from the excerpt above from Legal Times:

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"The confirmations were part of a deal worked out between Democratic and Republican leaders, clearing the Senate’s agenda of many non-controversial nominees."
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Ha! There were many more non-controversial nominees that have passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee that should have been part of today's agreement/confirmations. Considering that only FOUR were confirmed today I would not consider that as being 'many'.
There should have been at least a dozen taken off of the agenda today and confirmed!

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4. Time for some recess appointments