Thursday, October 8, 2009

Good luck candidates


Good luck candidates.

Mike McCrum is an excellent choice for U.S. Attorney for the Federal Western District of Texas.

Good luck as well, to Judge Catherine Torres-Stahl for a Federal bench appointment.


Texas Democrats release candidates to federal judicial posts
By Gary Martin - Express-News

WASHINGTON — A list of candidates being eyed for federal judicial vacancies in Texas was released Wednesday by the state's Democratic congressional delegation, which is battling with Lone Star Republican senators over White House appointments to the open posts.

The list includes two candidates from San Antonio, even though the White House has yet to nominate anyone for the positions and the senators say they are still reviewing potential nominees forwarded to them by the administration.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, said the candidates would add four new Hispanics to the federal judiciary in Texas, “a truly historic achievement.”

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