Hearing on Controversial Judicial Nominee.
Federal Judicial nominee Frederica Massiah-Jackson will come before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, February 25. Her nomination was sent back to this committee after new evidence emerged that she was "soft on crime." Even district attorneys and police groups from Massiah-Jackson's Pennsylvania district oppose her nomination. Philadelphia's District Attorney Lynne Abraham (D) said Massiah-Jackson "has shown multiple instances of a deeply ingrained and pervasive bias against prosecutors and law enforcement officials-and, by extension, an insensitivity to victims of crime." The judge was formally admonished for using foul language in the courtroom. Massiah-Jackson's disregard for justice and disrespect to victims of crime make her a questionable candidate for a federal judgeship. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) has requested that President Clinton withdraw her nomination so that Massiah-Jackson will not be given further consideration for a lifetime judicial appointment.
[Source: Family Research Council's LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, Friday, February 20, 1998]FRC Delivers Petitions to Hill.
Family Research Council recently delivered petitions to key members of the Senate Judiciary Committee calling upon them to stand firm against appointing judicial activists. On January 22, 1998 when pro-lifers gathered to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, FRC staff collected more than 3,000 signatures on this petition. Chairman Hatch faces mounting pressure from President Clinton and Chief Justice Rehnquist to quickly confirm federal judges. Last week the Senate confirmed Margaret Morrow to a lifetime federal judgeship (U.S. District judge for Central California) despite the fact that Morrow has been an ardent proponent of abortion throughout her public life and believes that the democratic petition process, like one that resulted in the passage of California's Prop. 209, "renders ephemeral any real hope of intelligent voting by a majority."
[Source: Family Research Council's LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, Friday, February 20, 1998]
Good News and Bad News About Judicial Nominations.
Ironically, the same week that FRC sent a petition with over 3,000 signatures to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee asking them to refrain from appointing activist judges, the Senate confirmed Margaret Morrow to a lifetime federal judgeship (U.S. District judge for Central California). Throughout the years, Morrow has revealed a flippant disregard for the sovereignty of the people by arguing against ballot initiatives. She has also blatantly promoted an extreme liberal, pro-abortion agenda. Despite these troubling facts about Morrow, she won the support of Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and confirmation with a confident 67-28 vote. Fortunately, another judicial nomination was sent back to committee after new evidence emerged that nominee Frederica Massiah-Jackson was soft on crime. District attorneys and police groups from her Pennsylvania district opposed Massiah-Jackson's nomination on the grounds that she had shown multiple instances of a deeply ingrained and pervasive bias against prosecutors and law enforcement officials. The judge was also formally admonished for using foul language in the courtroom. Massiah-Jackson's disregard for justice and disrespect to victims of crime make her an unfit candidate for a federal judgeship. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) requested President Clinton to withdraw the nomination and it is unlikely Frederica Massiah-Jackson will be confirmed. [emphasis mine]
[Source: Family Research Council’s LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE, Friday, February 13, 1998]