Texas judicial nominee confirmed:Bush second only to Clinton in putting im

[Judi Lynn]

Sept. 7, 2004, 10:42PM

Texas judicial nominee confirmed
Bush second only to Clinton in putting imprint on federal courts
By PATTY REINERT
Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau


President Bush has put a sizable footprint on the federal judiciary, with the latest example coming Tuesday with Senate confirmation of Michael Schneider of Houston to a federal judgeship in East Texas.

Bush has appointed almost a fourth of all lifetime federal jurists on the nation's trial and appellate courts, second only to President Clinton, who had two White House terms.

But unless Bush is re-elected, he likely will be the first president since Jimmy Carter to leave the White House without nominating a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

Bush has put nearly 200 federal judges into place. Democrats blocked confirmation votes on some high-profile, controversial nominees, but Bush appointees still made up at least 22.6 percent of the federal bench before Schneider's confirmation, according to statistics gathered by the Washington-based Alliance for Justice.
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[FloridaPat]

1. When you consider the repubs spent 8 years holding back on

Clinton nominations so they could do this, seems Clinton did even better. Who did Clinton appoint to the supreme court? I don't remember>.

[Judi Lynn]

2. I've got it! Ruth Bader Ginsburg was first,in 1993.Stephen Breyer,1994.n/t