Southwick Removed

Just more than a day after conservative groups upped the ante by trying to push Leslie Southwick's confirmation process for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit into high gear, a Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee asked Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) that the nomination be withdrawn from the agenda. The move comes after Southwick was on the agenda for three weeks in a row without coming to a vote. We're still working on nailing down which Republican lawmaker put the kabosh on Southwick, but all signs point to Ranking Member Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), who voiced his frustration in trying to round up the votes just two weeks before.

For more on the battle surrounding Southwick's nomination, click here.

Comments

[Andrew]

Any chance this might be related to Sen. Specter's efforts to get Carolyn Short nominated to the Third Circuit? Southwick's record seems pretty solid.