#Stop Farr

Thomas Farr is a bad choice for a judge, even by the low Trump standards!

update 11/26/18 – the vote should be tomorrow

Farr nomination one Republican away from failure as Flake digs in. Collins still deliberating, Rubio going back and reviewing and Dems think Murkowski could flip. Story with @marianne_levine https://t.co/FoinMHa94X

— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) November 27, 2018

Thomas Farr Devised Ways to Keep Blacks From Voting. Mitch McConnell Wants to Make Him a Judge. https://t.co/mSRmjud8VW

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) November 19, 2018

Dems have opposed lots of Trump's judicial picks, but Thomas Farr really stands out. Black Caucus members attended his confirmation hearing to oppose him. Every Dem in Judiciary spoke out against him. A civil rights group tied him to “the worst elements of white supremacy."

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) November 15, 2018

Thomas Farr poses a serious threat to civil rights, especially since he would preside over a jurisdiction with a large African-American population. #FarrOut

— NAACP (@NAACP) November 16, 2018

Thomas Farr aggressively defended #NorthCarolina’s massive #VoterSuppression law passed in 2013 in the wake of the Shelby County v. Holder case. He should NOT be confirmed to the federal bench. Read @OfficialCBC's powerful letter of opposition https://t.co/ogVckB1B6g #StopFarr

— Derrick Johnson (@DerrickNAACP) November 16, 2018

Why is Thomas Farr, a man with ties to white supremacists and someone who is hostile to civil rights, THIS close to a lifetime appointment onnthe federal bench? Because @SenThomTillis and @SenatorBurr blocked TWO Black women nominated by @BarackObama.

— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) November 16, 2018

Updated story on pending Farr vote: Senate Democrats announce fierce opposition to Thomas Farr, Trump's pick to fill long-vacant NC district court spot. #ncpol https://t.co/p1iiWr1kbW

— Brian Murphy (@MurphinDC) November 16, 2018

A quick thread on federal judiciary nominee Thomas Farr, whose nomination is headed for a vote on the Senate floor. Farr is anti-voting rights, anti-worker and does not deserve a lifetime appointment. I remain ardently opposed to his nomination.

— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) November 16, 2018

If you want to learn more about why Farr would be so harmful to voting rights, go here: https://t.co/CCvNbnPJ4E

— Chuck Tryon (@chutry) November 16, 2018

NC's Eastern District never had Black judge. Obama nominated two Black women but @SenatorBurr @SenThomTillis blocked both. Now, Trump wants white supremacist Thomas Farr in the seat. Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 & tell them to #StopFarr

— NAACP (@NAACP) November 16, 2018

Said it last time @SenateGOP tried to vote on Thomas Farr’s nomination as a federal judge. Saying it again now:

Farr has shown he's willing to defend the most strident attempts by NC Republicans to make it more difficult for minorities to vote.

I strongly oppose his nomination. pic.twitter.com/UfVWS9WvSh

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) November 16, 2018

Thomas Farr’s record of hostility to civil rights, sympathy for white supremacy, and support for voter suppression is no secret, and it makes him patently unfit for a lifetime appointment to a federal court. #StopFarr

Read our statement: https://t.co/CAs4KwvAxu pic.twitter.com/ZoifoBRfC9

— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) November 15, 2018

Reminder: During Obama's presidency, Sen. Burr blocked 2 Black women from filling a NC district court vacancy.

Trump then nominated anti-civil rights Thomas Farr to the very same seat.

The district – nearly 30% Black – has NEVER had a Black federal judge.

We need to #StopFarr.

— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) November 15, 2018

For background, here is @RevDrBarber in @TIMEMagazine_ on Thomas Farr (and how he got appointed) – https://t.co/ZSWpdMRBAn https://t.co/YbLbdaT6ZL

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) November 16, 2018

🚨 We're mobilizing to #StopFarr from being confirmed as a federal judge. Text FARR FROM FAIR to take action.

Remember: Farr was involved in a NC campaign that sent over 100,000 postcards to people of color to intimidate & mislead voters into not voting. https://t.co/wt8bJv0QFz

— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) November 15, 2018

UPDATE: @SenateMajLdr McConnell is making a last-ditch effort to push Thomas Farr's judicial nomination through the Senate. If he's confirmed, you can bet he'll keep working to disenfranchise African Americans and communities of color. We can't let that happen. https://t.co/rY9FlGvQZr

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) November 16, 2018

NEW: Mitch McConnell just filed cloture on NC judicial nominee Thomas Farr, who has ties to white supremacists and has spent his entire career working against civil rights, especially voting rights and workers’ rights.

RT to send a clear message: Thomas Farr MUST be defeated. https://t.co/lhh0oxyQSt

— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) November 15, 2018

Trump is politicizing veterans judges

He’s doing this with Social Security judges too. He treats everything as partisan.

This will do long-term damage to the country. When the Democrats are in charge, should we reasonably expect them to go back to a non-partisan process?

"I’ve never seen these positions politicized."

The Trump administration appears to be rejecting veterans judges from traditionally nonpartisan roles after asking their party affiliation https://t.co/4QHezoWmiB pic.twitter.com/v6koGORdQf

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) October 23, 2018

White House required applicants for VA judicial panel to disclose party affiliation and rejected the Dems, scoops ⁦@Reinlwapo⁩. https://t.co/bxJLGuALbY

— Beth Reinhard (@bethreinhard) October 23, 2018

As Deputy Secretary of Labor, I was involved in the hiring/promotion of many career employees, including administrative judges. I never asked anyone about their party affiliation. What Trump Admin. is doing is unprecedented and harmful to veterans (cc @Reinlwapo) https://t.co/95H6DDyQGl

— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) October 23, 2018

White House rejection of Board of Veterans' Appeals judges raises concerns of partisanship https://t.co/uUs6k8Eovy

— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) October 23, 2018

Trump and Senate Republicans violate norms on judicial appointments

update 10/18/18

The Kavanaugh fight showed the GOP will stop at nothing to steal the courts for a generation. Grassroots progressives realize it and are fighting mad. Senate Democrats better get the memo.https://t.co/h9YGY1pzgm

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) October 18, 2018

White House nominations to 9th Circuit set off firestorm

Trump defies California senators as he nominates attorneys to the 9th Circuit https://t.co/kqIpCLXZ4l

— Salon (@Salon) October 13, 2018

The Trump Administration is trying to pack the courts for years to come. We will fight this. https://t.co/d1bOOVDtMJ

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 14, 2018

I hope the next Democratic president acts like this too since Republicans don’t care about how to respect Senators.

Then there’s the deal Democrats made with the Republicans to enable 15 judicial picks to go forward. Now Republicans want more. You can’t trust them. They only understand brute power.

Sen. Tester said he's "tickled pink" that the Senate reached a deal on judges (he needs to campaign). But liberal activists are furious: "A bitter pill to swallow so soon after the Kavanaugh fight," says @cdkang76 https://t.co/U3WuDCuQxj

— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) October 11, 2018

Last week, Senate Dems agreed to fast-track 15 Trump judges in exchange for recessing for the rest of October.
But it turns out the Senate GOP is moving forward with even more Trump judges later this month anyway.
Great negotiating, @SenateDems! https://t.co/jUziFgBuFR

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) October 15, 2018

The article on the deal states:

“One nominee Democrats loathed, Thomas Farr for a federal district court judgeship in North Carolina, was left out of the package.”

I wonder if he is included in the new hearings.

Senate Democrats raised specific alarms about moving ahead on “controversial” nominees to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals whom Trump tapped last week https://t.co/3EXuCjjTff

— POLITICO (@politico) October 15, 2018

The NRA is happy with Trump’s judges

.@realDonaldTrump is smashing the record for appointing judges to the federal appeals court. This is a victory for gun rights. Gun owners are facing overwhelming opposition from anti-gun activists and politicians, and this is EXACTLY what we need. https://t.co/MgMJK1KLQE

— NRA (@NRA) October 18, 2018

Trump's 84 judges confirmed (53 district, 29 circuit, 2 SCOTUS) is an unusually high number for a president's first two years. By contrast, Obama got 62 judges confirmed in his first two years (44 district, 16 circuit, 2 SCOTUS).https://t.co/iBUnjSlzIJ

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 16, 2018

Another bad Trump judicial pick

Another bad choice by Trump

Chad Readler leads the Civil Division in Trump's Department of Justice. He led DoJ's work to kill the Affordable Care Act, personally signing a brief so dishonest that the career attorneys wouldn't touch it. Now he's up for a lifetime appointment. https://t.co/J7hMxhLid3

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) October 9, 2018

Again and again, Chad Readler was the guy who signed off on the Trump administration's worst policies when the civil servants wouldn't. And now he's on track to serve for life on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. Don't want him on the bench? Call the Senate: 202-224-3121.

— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) October 9, 2018

US Court of Appeals

Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court creates another vacancy on the U.S. Courts of Appeals. As Trump appoints more appeals court judges, the political balance in each circuit may begin to shift. Here’s what they look like now: https://t.co/5XxrK6WJGD pic.twitter.com/YLa8HAR5Fm

— Reuters Legal (@ReutersLegal) October 9, 2018

Republicans violated the spirit of the deal on judges

update 10/18/18

Republicans violated the spirit of the deal:

It used to be that the one element that bound people in the Senate together was their word was their bond. A deal was a deal. Anyone who would believe that Mitch McConnell’s word was good in a deal is a sucker. https://t.co/KQ4B3m0mxQ

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 18, 2018

Republican-appointed judges have an edge on US courts

Senate Democrats agreed to confirm 15 lifetime federal judges on Thursday in exchange for Republicans agreeing to go into recess through the midterms so endangered Democrats can campaignhttps://t.co/UDWLgMRVEf

— POLITICO (@politico) October 11, 2018

Republicans outmaneuvered Democrats on this one.

Trump’s outrageous lie on Obama and judges

This is one of Trump’s worst lies.

Here’s more background on McConnell’s work to block Obama’s judicial appointments.

"President Obama wasn't big on picking judges…they just didn't do it. They got tired, they got complacent, something happened," Trump lies for a third time, ignoring the McConnell-led blockade against Obama's late-term nominees.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 26, 2018

For anyone critical of Reid lowering the 60 vote-threshold, see this from the Politico article linked to at the top – the bolding is mine:
“Senate Democrats infuriated Republicans in November 2013 by scrapping the 60-vote filibuster rule for judicial nominations — a change Obama and then-Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) used to usher through 96 judicial nominations. ”

If Reid hadn’t eliminated the 60-vote rule, Trump would have even more judicial openings.

As you lament the Merrick Garland outrage never forget that McConnell and R’s did not fill lower court seats for YEARS. Those are the seats being filled now. Use the rage of today to get people out to vote and be rid of these people. Your voice matters. Your vote counts. VOTE!

— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) October 5, 2018

Trump judges – Democrats must take some of the blame

Opinion: Diamonds are forever. Federal judges are the next-best thing. https://t.co/XZrRI63I0J

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 29, 2018

from the article:

“As of Monday, when the White House announced its “seventeenth wave of judicial nominations” — picture Marines storming a beach — President Trump has nominated two Supreme Court justices, 36 court of appeals judges and 99 district judges.
That’s 137 judges in roughly 19 months on the job. If he maintains this pace, Trump could replace more than 30 percent of all active judges by the end of his first term.”

Three weeks of campaigning for a lifetime of judicial decisions https://t.co/TmCil4DX6X

— Sam Stein (@samstein) October 11, 2018

1 of 7 appeals judges are Trump appointees

update 11/6/18

Democrats could win the House on Tuesday. They may recapture the Senate and White House in 2020. But they’re losing the federal courts for the long term. https://t.co/lMsvDsKpLU

— POLITICO (@politico) November 6, 2018

update 10/23/18 another lie about judges

Trump lies that he's appointed a higher percentage of federal judges than any president but George Washington. From last month: pic.twitter.com/NueMXTMyXl

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 23, 2018

The greatest untold story of trump impact. Arguably more impact on culture than even scotus https://t.co/5PpG1PjtM2

— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) October 14, 2018

Donald Trump has successfully appointed more federal appeals court judges so far in his presidency than Barack Obama and George W. Bush combined had appointed at the same point in theirs. https://t.co/yjIaUwI3Bs pic.twitter.com/Pqzax448eI

— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) August 10, 2018

The Senate confirmed two more Trump nominees as appeals court judges today. Here's the number of appeals court judges confirmed by Aug. 16 of each president's second year in office:

Trump: 26
Obama: 10
Bush: 13
Clinton: 13
Bush: 18
Reagan: 17
Carter: 11https://t.co/j7oUJHSF6S

— John Gramlich (@johngramlich) August 16, 2018

With 26 circuit judges confirmed under Trump (with major assist from McConnell Grassley et al), one out of every *seven* appeals court judges was picked by Trump. Pretty remarkable.

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) August 16, 2018

A little sampling of Trump's confirmed circuit judges:

Andrew Oldham, who has a record of attacking voting rightshttps://t.co/q2Mhvj2dDT

Amy Barrett, who questioned Roe v Wadehttps://t.co/DJpsZi27Xm

L. Steven Grasz, rated "not qualified" to servehttps://t.co/Fq6EsAl3Tf

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) August 16, 2018

Orrin Hatch is a hypocrite and liar

Sen. Orrin Hatch has opposed every Democratic nominee to the Supreme Court in the past 24 years. https://t.co/VmlkZwJltw

— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) August 3, 2018

And let’s not forget how Republicans didn’t even give Garland a hearing and blocked other Obama judicial appointments.

The hypocrisy is amazing. Sad!