Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
The credibility of our justice system depends on appointing judges who will instill public confidence in the Judicial branch. The Administration needs to get the message that we will continue to have a crisis as long as they nominate candidates from the extreme end of the political spectrum.
There are simply too many unknowns regarding Judge Kuhl's nomination. Given the importance of a Circuit judge seat, I am simply not prepared to cast my vote in the hope that she will reverse such a strong record of activism on so many of these issues. Thus, I will cast a NO vote on this nominee.
-- Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Senator Feinstein's entire statement
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Experience: |
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1995 - present |
Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court |
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1986 - 1995 |
Munger, Tolles & Olson |
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1985 - 1986 |
Deputy Solicitor General, United States Department of Justice |
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1982 - 1985 |
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice |
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1981 - 1982 |
Special Assistant to the Attorney General, United States Department of Justice |
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1981 - 1986 |
United States Department of Justice |
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1978 - 1981 |
Munger, Tolles & Rickershauser |
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1977 - 1978 |
Law Clerk, Hon. Anthony Kennedy, Ninth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals |
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Education: |
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1970 - 1974 |
Princeton University |
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1974 - 1977 |
Duke University School of Law |
Passed out of Judiciary Committee on 5/8. First cloture vote on 11/14
Not re-nominated in 2005
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