Judge Napoli is an idiot, he wrote in a blog post, a man with no grasp of the complexities of modern life, a “vampire” who seems incapable of understanding “the ways of the world.”
He was the first African-American judge to sit on the 9th Circuit, which oversees most of the country’s courts.
His nomination to the 9-3 panel was a strong rebuke to the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back the protections of civil rights laws and judicial independence.
This nomination is a betrayal of the Supreme Court and of the Constitution. “
I am disappointed in his nomination to fill the seat vacated by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
This nomination is a betrayal of the Supreme Court and of the Constitution.
I have been a Republican since I was 17 years old and the nomination of Judge Napo is just the latest example of the partisan and partisan politics that have consumed this country for far too long. “
This is not a partisan issue.
I have been a Republican since I was 17 years old and the nomination of Judge Napo is just the latest example of the partisan and partisan politics that have consumed this country for far too long.
We must hold our judges accountable for their decisions.
I look forward to seeing Judge Napola and Judge Sotomaya join us on the bench.”
Sotomayors appointment in December sparked an outcry from Republicans and Democrats alike.
President Trump appointed her, who is from New York, to the Supreme Judicial Court, which has the power to review the constitutionality of federal laws.
