Tom Wright

Tracking judicial noms @acslaw | Mizzou alum x2 | “Take to the sea!”

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

Finally, the first federal judge of the 118th Congress was confirmed today. The Senate needs to pick up the pace if it's going to confirm 100 judges by the end of the year and stay on track to exceed Trump's 234 by the end of President Biden's first term.
#courtsmatter

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

This is what we love to see! The Senate prioritizing the confirmation of diverse, qualified judges to the federal bench. Keep up this pace! #courtsmatter

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

Dear Senate, when you return in September, you already have 18 judicial nominees pending floor votes. Holding those votes should be a priority. Thanks. #courtsmatter

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

We'll say it again. It's great to see the nominations coming from the White House. Now, let's see the Senate step up its pace in holding confirmation hearings and votes, including by staying in session during August to prioritize judges. #courtsmatter

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

This judicial nomination would be particularly shocking and upsetting coming just a week after #SCOTUS overturned Roe. Now more than ever, we need federal judges who are committed to constitutional rights, including #abortionrights and #transrights.🧵

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

We are deeply concerned about the purported nomination of someone w/a track record of opposing #abortionrights and #transrights.
“Biden is poised to nominate a conservative Rep. anti-abortion lawyer for a lifetime appointment as a federal judge in KY.”🧵
https://t.co/cyOKHDsjXv

[Tom Wright @TomWrightACS]

@Zachary_Cohen Childs is already pending for this seat

[Tom Wright @TomWrightACS]

"Long-standing precedents that Americans have built their lives around – Obergefell, Lawrence, Griswold, even Loving - will be next. . . . This decision will send an earthquake through a legal system built on precedent, judicial restraint, & respect for constitutional principles"

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

If the draft opinion published by Politico is ultimately issued by #SCOTUS in Dobbs, the conservative supermajority will wipe out the Court’s remaining legitimacy + prove its members to be the most callous of ideologues in robes.

Read full statement here:
https://t.co/zCu35m55jz

[Tom Wright @TomWrightACS]

Wooo!

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

ACS congratulates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her historic and bipartisan confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court and looks forward to her assuming her seat on the court later this year. What a joyous and historic day! #SCOTUS #KetanjiBrownJackson https://t.co/nFbF3g36pV

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

Reminder while we wait for a committee vote: the SJC voted to advance Judge Jackson's nomination to the DC Circuit last May by a bipartisan vote of 13-9. Judge Jackson is even more qualified today with her time on the circuit court. #KBJ #CourtsMatter

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

The Senate confirmed two more women earlier this week to serve as judges. Nearly three-fourths of the 58 new lifetime judges confirmed under this administration have been women. Great way to wrap up #WomensHistoryMonth. #CourtsMatter

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

ICYMI: Last night the Senate confirmed two more women of color to lifetime seats on the federal bench, bringing the total number of confirmations during this administration to 50! Of these, 74% have been women and 48% have been women of color. #WomensHistoryMonth #CourtsMatter

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

As @SenFeinstein just raised in the #KetanjiBrownJacksonHearing, there are still nearly twice as many men as woman who are active federal judges. The Biden-Harris administration has done a good job trying to correct this disparity. #WomensHistoryMonth #CourtsMatter

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

The Senate Judiciary Committee just advanced 5 judicial nominees w/ bipartisan support. We look forward to the Senate moving forward w/ these confirmations and continuing to demonstrate its commitment to filling federal vacancies with diverse, qualified candidates. #CourtsMatter

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

Senate Judiciary is holding a hearing where a majority of the judicial nominees are women, continuing the Biden admin's commitment to diversifying the bench. There remains a huge gender gap on the federal bench. It's time we close it! #WomensHistoryMonth
https://t.co/UPXrgslPju

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

Judge Jackson will bring a perspective that has never been included in #SCOTUS deliberations. In addition to being the first Black woman to be nominated, she brings professional diversity w/her extensive+laudable career in public service, including her years as a public defender.

[Tom Wright @TomWrightACS]

What a historic day!

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

ACS applauds President Biden’s historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Jackson is exceptionally well qualified and will make an excellent justice if confirmed.

Read our full statement:
https://t.co/mZcBZfiOG4

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

Walter Dellinger served on ACS’s Board of Advisors and ACS was honored to award him its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. The tribute video and Walter’s comments that day capture the depth and breadth of his impact. https://t.co/StvsHOgB8z (2/2)