Members the U.S. House and Senate returned to the Capitol on Nov. 12.
Colorado’s senators have gone back to Washington for a “lame duck” session, and one area where bipartisan cooperation might be possible is the confirmation of federal judge nominees. More than 60 federal judgeships are vacant, and 16 nominations are sitting waiting for Senate votes — mostly with bipartisan approvals by the Judiciary Committee.
Brilliant men and women put their lives and livelihoods on hold when they are nominated for a federal judgeship. Pending nominees who are not voted on during this lame-duck session will expire and have to be re-nominated in 2015 to start the whole process over.
Itap unfair for the Senate to keep the lives of pending nominees on hold, and needless delays also hurt us all. We deserve a fully staffed judiciary to make sure justice is served. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet should remain in Washington until the Senate clears its calendar of pending judicial nominees.
Amanda Gonzalez, Edgewater
This letter was published in the Nov. 24 edition.
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