Dozen Democrats Join Senate Vote to Approve Anti-Worker Judge for Appeals Court

Dozen Democrats Join Senate Vote to Approve Anti-Worker Judge for Appeals Court

by Mike Hall, Oct 24, 2007

A dozen Democratic senators and one Independent paved the way for Mississippi Judge Leslie Southwick—whose judicial record is marked with one anti-worker, pro-business decision after another—to take a lifetime seat on the of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

By joining with all 49 Republican senators in the 62–35 vote to end debate on Southwick’s nomination, the 13 lawmakers gave President Bush what he long has sought for the Fifth Circuit—an out-of-the mainstream, anti-worker jurist opposed by the nation’s civil rights community. After voting to end the Southwick debate, three of the 13 senators voted against confirmation, which passed by a 59–38 count.