Bush Again Installs a Judge at Recess ; Defies Filibuster of Democrats

The Washington Times › February 23, 2004

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President Bush bypassed a Democratic filibuster yesterday by installing Alabama Attorney General William H. Pryor to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals - his second recess appointment in as many months.

Mr. Bush's action will allow Mr. Pryor to sit on the appellate bench, without Senate approval, until next January when the term of the present congressional session expires.

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Bush Again Installs a Judge at Recess ; Defies Filibuster of Democrats

If Attorney General Pryor were given a vote on the floor of the Senate, he would be confirmed, Mr. Bush said yesterday. But a minority of Democratic senators has been using unprecedented obstructionist tactics to prevent him and other qualified nomin...

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