George H. W. Bush judicial appointment controversies

During George H. W. Bush's term in office as the president of the United States of America, he nominated 11 individuals for 10 different federal appellate judgeships who were not processed by the Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee.[1] The Republicans claim that Senate Democrats of the 102nd Congress on purpose tried to keep open particular judgeships as a political maneuver to allow a future Democratic president to fill them.[2] All 10 of the judgeships were eventually filled with Clinton nominees, although one nominee, Roger Gregory, was nominated by Clinton and then renominated by President George W. Bush. None of the nominees were nominated after July 1, 1992, the traditional start date of the unofficial Thurmond Rule during a presidential election year. Senator Orrin Hatch, the Republican leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the 106th Congress mentioned the controversy over President George H.W. Bush's court of appeals nominees during the following controversy involving the confirmation of any more Democratic court of appeals nominees during the last two years of President Bill Clinton's second term.[3]

List of unsuccessful federal judicial nominations

Bush made 56 nominations for federal judgeships that were not confirmed by the Senate. All 56 expired at an adjournment of the Senate, including 53 that were pending at the close of the 102nd Congress. Twenty of his unsuccessful nominees were subsequently nominated to federal judgeships by other presidents, and 18 of them were confirmed.

Nominee Court Nomination
date		 Date of
final action		 Final action Subsequent federal judicial nominations Seat filled by Ref.
Courts of appeals
Kenneth Ryskamp11th Cir.April 26, 1990August 2, 1991returned to the presidentRosemary Barkett[4][5]
Jay Waldman3rd Cir.July 26, 1991October 8, 1992returned to the presidentH. Lee Sarokin[6]
Franklin Van Antwerpen3rd Cir.September 11, 1991October 8, 1992returned to the president3rd Cir. (nominated November 21, 2003, confirmed May 20, 2004)Theodore McKee[7]
Lillian BeVier4th Cir.October 22, 1991October 8, 1992returned to the presidentRoger Gregory[8]
Terrence Boyle4th Cir.October 22, 1991October 8, 1992returned to the president4th Cir. (nominated May 9, 2001, returned December 9, 2006)Diana Gribbon Motz[9]
Frank Keating10th Cir.November 14, 1991October 8, 1992returned to the presidentCarlos F. Lucero[10]
Sidney A. Fitzwater5th Cir.January 27, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentFortunato Benavides[11]
John RobertsD.C. Cir.January 27, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentD.C. Cir. (nominated May 9, 2001, confirmed May 8, 2003)
SCOTUS (nominated July 29, 2005, confirmed September 6, 2005)
Chief Justice (nominated September 6, 2005, confirmed September 29, 2005)		Judith W. Rogers[12]
John Smietanka6th Cir.January 27, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentMartha Craig Daughtrey[13]
Federico A. Moreno11th Cir.March 10, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentRosemary Barkett[14]
Justin P. Wilson6th Cir.March 20, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentKaren Nelson Moore[15]
District courts
James R. McGregorW.D. Pa.October 15, 1990August 2, 1991returned to the presidentDonetta Ambrose[16][17]
Edmund Arthur KavanaghN.D.N.Y.July 25, 1991October 8, 1992returned to the presidentRosemary S. Pooler[18]
Thomas E. SholtsS.D. Fla.July 26, 1991October 8, 1992returned to the presidentWilkie D. Ferguson[19]
Andrew P. O'RourkeS.D.N.Y.November 12, 1991October 8, 1992returned to the presidentAllen G. Schwartz[20]
Tony Michael GrahamN.D. Okla.November 14, 1991October 8, 1992returned to the presidentTerence C. Kern[21]
Carlos BeaN.D. Cal.November 20, 1991October 8, 1992returned to the president9th Cir. (nominated April 11, 2003, confirmed September 29, 2003)Claudia Ann Wilken[22]
James B. FranklinS.D. Ga.November 26, 1991October 8, 1992returned to the presidentWilliam Theodore Moore Jr.[23]
David G. TragerE.D.N.Y.November 27, 1991October 8, 1992returned to the presidentE.D.N.Y. (nominated August 6, 1993, confirmed November 20, 1993)Himself[24]
Kenneth R. CarrW.D. Tex.January 27, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentSamuel Frederick Biery Jr.[25]
James W. JacksonN.D. OhioJanuary 27, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentJames G. Carr[26]
Terral R. SmithW.D. Tex.January 27, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentWilliam Royal Furgeson Jr.[27]
Paul L. ShechtmanS.D.N.Y.March 20, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentDeborah Batts[28]
Percy AndersonC.D. Cal.March 20, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentC.D. Cal. (nominated January 23, 2002, confirmed April 25, 2002)Audrey B. Collins[29]
Lawrence O. DavisE.D. Mo.March 20, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentCharles Alexander Shaw[30]
Andrew HanenS.D. Tex.March 20, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentS.D. Tex. (nominated January 23, 2002, confirmed May 9, 2002)Janis Graham Jack[31]
Russell T. LloydS.D. Tex.March 20, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentVanessa Gilmore[32]
John F. WalterC.D. Cal.March 20, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentC.D. Cal. (nominated January 23, 2002, confirmed April 25, 2002)Richard Paez[33]
Gene E. VoigtsW.D. Mo.March 24, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentGary A. Fenner[34]
Manuel H. QuintanaS.D.N.Y.March 26, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentDenny Chin[35]
Charles A. BanksE.D. Ark.April 1, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentBilly Roy Wilson[36]
Robert D. HunterN.D. Ala.April 2, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentCharles Lynwood Smith Jr.[37]
Maureen MahoneyE.D. Va.April 2, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentLeonie Brinkema[38]
James S. MitchellD. Neb.April 7, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentThomas Michael Shanahan[39]
Ronald B. LeightonW.D. Wash.April 30, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentW.D. Wash. (nominated January 23, 2002, confirmed November 14, 2002)Frank Burgess[40]
William D. Quarles Jr.D. Md.June 2, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentD. Md. (nominated September 12, 2002, confirmed March 12, 2003)Deborah K. Chasanow[41]
James A. McIntyreS.D. Cal.June 2, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentBarry Ted Moskowitz[42]
Leonard DavisE.D. Tex.June 3, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentE.D. Tex. (nominated January 23, 2002, confirmed May 9, 2002)John H. Hannah Jr.[43]
J. Douglas DrushalN.D. OhioJune 3, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentLesley B. Wells[44]
C. Christopher HagyN.D. Ga.June 3, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentFrank M. Hull[45]
Louis J. LeonattiE.D. Mo.June 3, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentCatherine D. Perry[46]
James J. McMonagleN.D. OhioJune 23, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentSolomon Oliver Jr.[47]
Katharine J. ArmentroutD. Md.June 23, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentAlexander Williams Jr.[48]
Richard C. CaseyS.D.N.Y.July 2, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentS.D.N.Y. (nominated July 16, 1997, confirmed October 21, 1997)Harold Baer Jr.[49]
Larry R. HicksD. Nev.July 2, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentD. Nev. (nominated August 2, 2001, confirmed November 5, 2001)David Warner Hagen[50]
R. Edgar CampbellM.D. Ga.July 27, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentWillie Louis Sands[51]
Joanna SeybertE.D.N.Y.July 27, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentE.D.N.Y. (nominated September 24, 1993, confirmed November 20, 1993)Herself[52]
Robert W. KostelkaW.D. La.August 7, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentTucker L. Melancon[53]
Richard Everett DorrW.D. Mo.September 9, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentW.D. Mo. (nominated March 21, 2002, confirmed August 1, 2002)Ortrie D. Smith[54]
James H. PayneE.D. Okla.
N.D. Okla.
W.D. Okla.		September 17, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentE.D./N.D./W.D. Okla. (nominated August 2, 2001, confirmed October 23, 2001)
10th Cir. (nominated September 29, 2005, withdrawn March 7, 2006)		Michael Burrage[55]
Walter B. PrinceD. Mass.September 17, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentRichard G. Stearns[56]
George A. O'Toole Jr.D. Mass.September 24, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentD. Mass. (nominated April 4, 1995, confirmed May 25, 1995)Reginald C. Lindsay[57]
William DimitrouleasS.D. Fla.October 2, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentS.D. Fla. (nominated January 27, 1998, confirmed May 14, 1998)Daniel T. K. Hurley[58]
Henry SaadE.D. Mich.October 2, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the president6th Cir. (nominated November 8, 2001, withdrawn March 27, 2006)John Corbett O'Meara[59]
Article IV courts
Adriane J. DudleyD.V.I.March 8, 1990August 4, 1990returned to the presidentThomas K. Moore[60]
Raymond L. FinchD.V.I.June 19, 1992October 8, 1992returned to the presidentD.V.I. (nominated March 22, 1994, confirmed May 6, 1994)
D.V.I. (nominated February 2, 2004, confirmed November 21, 2004)		Himself[61]

Failed appellate nominees

See also

References
  1. Congressional Chronicle Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine , C-SPAN (March 7, 2000).
  2. "GOP.com | Republican National Committee :: Rising Tide - the Judicial Confirmation Battle". Archived from the original on 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  3. https://bulk.resource.org/gpo.gov/record/2000/2000_S10236.pdf%5B%5D
  4. "PN1225 — Kenneth L. Ryskamp — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  5. "PN39 — Kenneth L. Ryskamp — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  6. "PN530 — Jay C. Waldman — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  7. "PN580 — Franklin S. Van Antwerpen — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  8. "PN712 — Lillian R. BeVier — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  9. "PN713 — Terrence W. Boyle — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  10. "PN762 — Francis A. Keating II — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  11. "PN856 — Sidney A. Fitzwater — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  12. "PN857 — John G. Roberts Jr. — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  13. "PN858 — John A. Smietanka — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  14. "PN932 — Federico A. Moreno — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  15. "PN972 — Justin P. Wilson — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  16. "PN1592 — James R. McGregor — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  17. "PN40 — James R. McGregor — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  18. "PN526 — Edmund Arthur Michael Kavanagh — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  19. "PN531 — Thomas E. Sholts — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  20. "PN758 — Andrew P. O'Rourke — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  21. "PN765 — Tony Michael Graham — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  22. "PN789 — Carlos Bea — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  23. "PN801 — James B. Franklin — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  24. "PN808 — David G. Trager — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  25. "PN860 — Kenneth R. Carr — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  26. "PN861 — James W. Jackson — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  27. "PN862 — Terral R. Smith — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  28. "PN977 — Paul L. Shechtman — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  29. "PN978 — Percy Anderson — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  30. "PN979 — Lawrence O. Davis — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  31. "PN980 — Andrew S. Hanen — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  32. "PN982 — Russell T. Lloyd — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  33. "PN985 — John F. Walter — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  34. "PN987 — Gene E. Voigts — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  35. "PN999 — Manuel H. Quintana — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  36. "PN1012 — Charles A. Banks — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  37. "PN1025 — Robert D. Hunter — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  38. "PN1026 — Maureen E. Mahoney — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  39. "PN1029 — James S. Mitchell — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  40. "PN1112 — Ronald B. Leighton — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  41. "PN1176 — William D. Quarles — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  42. "PN1177 — James A. McIntyre — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  43. "PN1198 — Leonard E. Davis — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  44. "PN1199 — J. Douglas Drushal — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  45. "PN1200 — C. Christopher Hagy — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  46. "PN1201 — Louis J. Leonatti — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  47. "PN1247 — James J. McMonagle — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  48. "PN1248 — Katharine J. Armentrout — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  49. "PN1273 — Richard Conway Casey — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  50. "PN1277 — Larry R. Hicks — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  51. "PN1298 — R. Edgar Campbell — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  52. "PN1299 — Joanna Seybert — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  53. "PN1318 — Robert W. Kostelka — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  54. "PN1333 — Richard E. Dorr — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  55. "PN1369 — James H. Payne — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  56. "PN1370 — Walter B. Prince — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  57. "PN1392 — George A. O'Toole Jr. — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  58. "PN1426 — William P. Dimitrouleas — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  59. "PN1427 — Henry W. Saad — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  60. "PN1127 — Adriane J. Dudley — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
  61. "PN1239 — Raymond L. Finch — The Judiciary". Congress.gov.
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