Senate confirms Michelle Childs to DC appeals court
Childs Appellate Court FILE - U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs stands in the federal courthouse where she hears cases on Feb. 18, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Senators, including a number of Republicans, voted 64 to 34 to approve Childs’ nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Senators, including a number of Republicans, voted 64 to 34 to approve Childs' nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Childs, 56, has been a federal judge on South Carolina's District Court for more than a decade. Circuit slot, but her hearing was postponed while she was also under consideration for the Supreme Court.
wftv.comGraham fumes at confirmation hearing: Childs treatment 'vicious'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) fumed over progressive criticism of J. Michelle Childs, a district court nominee who was also a Supreme Court contender, and accused Democrats of holding a double standard against GOP nominees. Graham's remarks, which came near the start of the four-day hearing for President Biden's actual nominee for the court - Ketanji Brown Jackson - are the most extensive comments Graham has given on Jackson's nomination since...
news.yahoo.comLindsey Graham calls a win for 'radical Left' Supreme Court nomination of judge he just confirmed to federal court
Eight months after he voted to confirm her appointment to the federal bench, Sen. Lindsey Graham called President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court a victory for the “radical Left.”
news.yahoo.comBiden interviews trio of candidates for Supreme Court
Biden President Joe Biden speaks about Ukraine in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Washington. A second person familiar said Biden had interviewed at least two candidates for the post. Psaki declined to discuss whether Biden had conducted interviews but insisted the president was “on track” to make the selection despite rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Biden elevated her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. “We believe a Supreme Court nominee ought to be respectfully treated, thoroughly vetted and then voted upon.”___AP writer Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.
wftv.comWhisper campaigns grow as Biden nears choice for high court
Biden President Joe Biden speaks about Ukraine in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Washington. And while the president is eager for input, the White House insists he’s not going to be swayed by any sniping. There's a long history of lobbying campaigns for and against Supreme Court candidates, the former sometimes launched by those who try to catch the ear of presidential advisers to extol a potential nominee's virtues. Kruger would be the first person in more than 40 years to move from a state court to the Supreme Court. But she's also won the endorsement of some labor groups, including the South Carolina chapter of the AFL-CIO.
wftv.comBiden weighs appeal of 3 top candidates for high court
Childs lacks the elite law school credentials of many current Supreme Court justices — she attended the University of South Carolina School of Law. She was previously a state court judge and has served as a federal trial court judge since 2010. Jackson did attend Harvard Law School and has expertise that would bring considerable professional diversity to the high court. Kruger, 45, has been on the California Supreme Court since 2015. The Supreme Court was made up entirely of white men for almost two centuries.
wftv.comChilds gets prosecutors' 'wholehearted' backing for DC court
Supreme Court Biden FILE - Judge J. Michelle Childs, who was nominated by President Barack Obama to the U.S. District Court, listens during her nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 16, 2010. President Joe Biden has already narrowed the field for his first U.S. Supreme Court pick. One potential nominee is Childs, currently a U.S. District Court Judge for Southern California, who has been nominated but not yet confirmed to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit,. Childs has been a federal judge in South Carolina for more than a decade. Those include California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger and Ketanji Brown Jackson, a former Breyer clerk now on the D.C. appellate court.
wftv.comSenate Dem leader heads to White House to talk Supreme Court
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (Patrick Semansky)WASHINGTON — (AP) — President Joe Biden is having Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over to the White House on Wednesday to talk about how to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. Schumer, D-N.Y. has promised the Senate will have a fair process that moves quickly to fill the vacancy. South Carolina Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott have both praised Childs, who got her law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Graham on Wednesday tweeted out a photo of the three South Carolina lawmakers sitting together at lunch.
wftv.comFrom early on, Childs seen as ‘destined for further things’
President Joe Biden has already narrowed the field for his first U.S. Supreme Court pick. But there has been focus on Childs due to advocacy from U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, the highest ranking Black leader in Congress. It's also something that advocates, including Clyburn, have said would help make the Supreme Court more representative of America. In private practice, Childs “did everything” in the realm of employment law, Eslinger said, working on administrative, construction, corporate and bankruptcy cases. That same year, President Barack Obama nominated Childs for an opening on the federal district court in South Carolina.
wftv.comBiden’s vow of Black justice a nod to his most loyal voters
“Democrats know Black women are going to turn out for them so they have everything to lose if they don’t do this." But Biden’s pledge also responds to issues Black women care about, said Glynda Carr, president of Higher Heights For America PAC, which advocates for Black women in politics. Black women — like women of all races — have been increasingly likely to earn college degrees over the past two decades. The nomination of a Black woman is also significant for Black men, said Adrianne Shropshire of BlackPAC, a political organization that tries to elect more Black Democrats. Still, Shropshire warned, a Supreme Court appointment is only one step in ensuring Black voters are motivated in 2022 and beyond.
wftv.comBiden's high court pledge shows growing power of Black women
The striking promise is a reflection of Black women's critical role in the Democratic Party and the growing influence of Black women in society. “Democrats know Black women are going to turn out for them so they have everything to lose if they don’t do this." But Biden’s pledge also responds to issues Black women care about, said Glynda Carr, president of Higher Heights For America PAC, which advocates for Black women in politics. Black women — like women of all races — have been increasingly likely to earn college degrees over the past two decades. The nomination of a Black woman is also significant for Black men, said Adrianne Shropshire of BlackPAC, a political organization that tries to elect more Black Democrats.
wftv.comWho is J. Michelle Childs? 5 things to know about possible Supreme Court pick
J. Michelle Childs Judge J. Michelle Childs, who was nominated by President Barack Obama to the U.S. District Court, listens during her nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 16, 2010. (Charles Dharapak/AP Photo, File)U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs has emerged as a possible pick for a nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court following Justice Stephen Breyer’s announcement that he plans to retire from his post on the nation’s highest court. She has also served as a commissioner on the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission and as deputy director for the Division of Labor at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. The high-profile court has often been seen as a feeder to the Supreme Court, according to CNBC. Childs has one daughterIn August 2000, Childs married Floyd Angus, a doctor with a practice in Sumter, South Carolina, according to The Greenville News.
wftv.comBiden: 1st Black woman justice on high court 'long overdue'
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON — (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday affirmed his pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying it was “long overdue." Sentencing Commission and has been a federal trial court judge since 2013 in the District of Columbia. He made it official on Thursday; the Supreme Court sent out his retirement letter just before the two were to meet. Justice Clarence Thomas is the court’s only Black justice and just the second ever, after Thurgood Marshall. Kagan joined Obama’s other nominee, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the court’s first Latina justice, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
wftv.comBiden considers choices to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
President Biden is weighing his options for a nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who plans to retire this year. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more on the impact of Breyer's retirement, and CBS News senior White House correspondent breaks down the opportunity it presents for the Biden administration.
news.yahoo.com40 federal judges confirmed in 2021; Biden nominates 2 more
Childs, currently a U.S. District Court Judge for Southern California, is nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The second nominee, also a woman of color, is J. Michelle Childs, currently a U.S. District Court judge for Southern California. Her deep experience in voting rights will be extremely relevant, White House officials and advocates say, especially considering the increasing challenges facing voters this year following a series of GOP-led restrictions. Of the 40 confirmed so far, 80% are women, with 53% being people of color, according to the White House. The Senate confirmed 18 circuit and district court judges in Trump’s first year in office, and 12 in Obama’s inaugural year.
wftv.comHigh court reinstates S. Carolina ballot witness requirement
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a requirement that South Carolina residents voting by mail in November’s election get a witness to sign their ballots. While the high court reinstated the requirement as a lawsuit over it proceeds, voters have already started returning ballots. And a judge blocked the witness requirement before the state’s primary in June. As is typical when the Supreme Court acts on an emergency basis, the justices did not explain their decision. He said it wasn’t for a court to second-guess the lawmakers’ decision to retain the witness requirement during the pandemic.