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Trump triumphs again with conservative judge picks
President Trump continued to deliver on his campaign promise of putting brilliant conservative judges on the federal courts Monday, announci
Op-ed published in Fox News


Trump names 10 conservatives for federal courts
"The large number of judicial vacancies gives President Trump a historic opportunity to move the federal courts in the right direction -- towards constitutionalism and away from judicial activism -- in just four years," said Curt Levey, president of the conservative Committee for Justice. Read more in USA Today.
USA Today


President Trump Names 10 Judges to Lower Courts
The Committee for Justice commended Trump for delivering on his promise of “great judicial nominees.” The conservative group’s president, Curt Levey, said in a statement that the Republican leader has demonstrated “his commitment to speedy judicial nominations.” He added, “Trump is off to a fast start.” Read more in Newsweek.
Newsweek


Younger Judicial Nominees Give Trump Chance for Legacy in Courts
Trump seems to have his eyes on the future with these nominees, said Curt Levey, president of the Committee for Justice and a constitutional lawyer with FreedomWorks, a conservative advocacy group. “It’s clear that the administration is looking at young nominees,” Levey told The Daily Signal. “Being an appeals court judge, if not on the short list, it puts you on the long list for the Supreme Court. … This administration seems to be making a bigger factor of age than previo
The Daily Signal


Joan Larsen, David Stras among Trump judge nominees
Still, Committee for Justice President Curt Levey said Senate Democrats are likely to slow the confirmation process by exploiting debate time at a record level. He said Democrats also could try to defeat nominees “by abusing the blue-slip privileges granted to the two senators from each nominee’s home state.” “If Democrats go that extreme, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley [Iowa Republican] may be forced to curtail the 100-year-old blue-slip tradition,” he said. The
The Washington Times


Trump Delivers Again on Promise of Great Judicial Nominees
The Committee for Justice applauds President Trump's expected announcement today of ten nominees to the federal courts. As was true of T
Ashley Baker


Donald Trump to nominate slate of conservative judges
Still, Committee for Justice President Curt Levey said Senate Democrats are likely to slow the confirmation process by “exploiting” debate time at “a record level.” He said Democrats also could try to defeat nominees “by abusing the ‘blue slip’ privileges granted to the two senators from each nominee’s home state.” “If Democrats go that extreme, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley [Iowa Republican] may be forced to curtail the 100-year-old blue slip tradition,” he said.
The Washington Times


CFJ President Curt Levey to Speak at the Republican National Lawyer's Association Policy Confere
Committee For Justice President Curt Levey will be speaking at the Republican National Lawyers Association's (RNLA) National Policy Conf
Ashley Baker


Partisan Battle Over Neil Gorsuch Worsens Supreme Court Nomination Process
Justice Neil Gorsuch is a welcome addition to the Supreme Court for conservatives seeking common sense interpretation of the nation’s laws, at least based on his judicial record. From what can be discerned from his legal writings (senators learned nothing from his answers to questions in the confirmation hearing) Justice Gorsuch is firmly outside the legal mainstream, believing in an interpretation of the Constitution that is frozen in the 18th century. Reid pushed through a
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