Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
Studies show that the average length of time the Senate takes to
act on judicial nominations has increased with each recent
President. Filibusters have been used to block up-or-down votes on
judicial nominees for the first time. And unfair attacks on the
nominees' character and integrity have escalated. Although several
of the President's appellate nominees have been confirmed by the
Senate in this Congress, questions remain about how the Senate will
proceed in the months ahead.
Please join us as Majority Leader Frist describes what needs to be
done to restore fairness to the judicial confirmation process, to
ensure that judicial nominees are treated with dignity and respect,
to ensure qualified and capable nominees continue to serve on the
bench, and to fulfill the Senate's constitutional duty to act on
each of the President's judicial nominations.
More About the Speakers
The Honorable Bill Frist (R-TN)
Majority Leader, United States Senate