The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is the second-most influential court in the nation, and the fight to bar Obama’s three Democrat judicial nominees — stacking the court in his favor — is underway.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed cloture on 8 nominations Monday evening, including that of Patricia Millett to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The first cloture vote is expected when the Senate convenes Wednesday.
Four Republican and four Democrat appointed judges currently preside over the court.
“People don’t focus much on the D.C. Circuit. It is, some say, more important than even the Supreme Court,” Reid told Nevada Public Radio in August.
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