Sentences with phrase «failed judicial nomination»

The Massachusetts Democrat ran afoul of the chamber's arcane rules by reading a three - decade - old letter from Dr. Martin Luther King's widow that dated to Sen. Jeff Sessions» failed judicial nomination three decades ago.

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The judicial nomination process has turned up some embarrassing news about 4th Circuit nominee E. Duncan Getchell: Back in 2004, a Virginia appeals court dismissed his appeal of an $ 8 million jury verdict because Getchell and his firm failed to file the trial transcript.