Judge Janice Brown

Yesterday, I discussed Priscilla Owens nomination for the federal bench which has been held up for 4 years. Today, I'll examine Judge Janice Brown who is also being denied a vote on the senate floor. Judge Brown's nomination fight is the most contentious of those being held up. Why is that? Well, turns out the main reason is that the liberals who claim to be fighting for minorities are unable to accept a person of color who is conservative. A quick glance at her personal history will show she is the sort of person whose accomplishments we should be celebrating not denigrating for failure to adher to narrow expectations that minorities should think and vote as a monolithic group. Justice Brown grew up the daughter of sharecroppers in segregated, rural Alabama. As a single mother, she worked her way through Cal State, Sacramento, and UCLA Law School. She has spent nearly a quarter-century in public service, including nearly a decade on different levels of the California appellate bench. In 1996, she became the first African-American woman to sit on the California Supreme Court. She was retained with 76 percent of the vote in her last election. Bear in mind California is not exactly the most conservative state in the nation. If she was the extremist she is being portrayed to be there is no way she would have been elected by such a wide margin.

Here are various links regarding Judge Brown and her nomination:
Transcript of her senate judiciary committee hearing.
Judge Brown's bio.
The Washington Times examines a couple of cases cited by opponents of her confirmation.
Free Republic examines a recent speech Judge Brown gave and its implications on the confirmation battle.
Human Events Online discusses why Dem's fear her nomination.


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