Bench battle resumes over new nominee

Alexander Bolton reported in The Hill

President Bush nominated Peter Keisler to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in June, making him one of the longest pending circuit court nominees. Bush resubmitted Keisler’s name to the Senate this year.

The judge’s liberal critics acknowledge that he has excellent legal credentials, but charge that he has shown no commitment to advancing civil rights or environmental and worker protections. They are also suspicious of his role as co-founder of the Federalist Society, a bastion of conservative jurisprudence.

(via Jonathan Adler at The Volokh Conspiracy)