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Kansas Liberty: 25 September 2008
Brownback helps expedite last-minute process
Melgren's nomination to federal bench still alive
The nomination of U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren for a seat on the federal bench may advance after all.
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send Melgren’s nomination to the full Senate for a vote. Melgren had appeared at a hearing before the Senate panel on Tuesday. Usually, the committee waits a week after a nominee’s appearance before voting on whether to advance a nomination to the full Senate.
The committee referred a total of nine judicial nominees to the Senate for consideration.
Melgren, a longtime friend and political ally of Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, would fill a vacancy on the federal court in Wichita created by the semi-retirement of U.S. District Court Judge Monti Belot.
Brownback appealed to committee chairman Patrick Leahy to expedite the hearing.
It is still unknown whether the Senate will schedule a vote on the judicial nominations. The Senate hopes to adjourn this week, but first it has to address the bailout of financial institutions.
Melgren has the support of both Brownback and Sen. Pat Roberts, and he also earned the highest rating possible from the American Bar Association in his role as a U.S. Attorney, although the ABA has not yet given Melgren a judicial rating.
- Previously in Kansas Liberty: Melgren confirmation possibilies dim
Kline takes stand in criminal proceeding against late-term abortionist
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