November 14, 2018
Washington, DC

 

As Congress prepares its agenda for the upcoming lame duck session, conservatives urge Senate leadership to confirm all remaining nominees before adjourning for the year.

 

Senate Republican leadership has done yeoman’s work in confirming two Supreme Court justices and a host of appellate judges. However, 178 nominations are still pending in the Senate. 72 of them are judges – over 50 of them at the district court level.

 

While appellate judges are important, district judges also hold sway and significance over the integrity of the judiciary. Many district judges go on to be nominated to the appellate level. Moreover, activist district judges have increasingly been playing a larger role in national legal debates with the issuance of national injunctions. Having conservative judges who hew to an originalist interpretation of their role will hopefully combat the frequency of a single district judge making policy for an entire nation.

 

Moreover, President Trump needs his executive appointees to ensure that agencies across the government are implementing his agenda, rather than seeking to subvert it. Quick confirmation of these nominees is essential to make sure the president is able to do his job.

 

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised to do everything he can to confirm solid conservative judges to the bench, and we applaud him for his efforts this year to do so. However, with hundreds of judges and executive branch nominees still awaiting confirmation, there is still much work to be done.

 

We strongly urge the Senate to continue its work and prioritize all remaining confirmations before adjourning for the year.

 


The Honorable Edwin Meese III
Attorney General
President Ronald Reagan
(1985 – 1988)


The Honorable Kenneth Blackwell
Chairman
Constitutional Congress, Inc.


Rod D. Martin
Founder & CEO
The Martin Organization, Inc.


Haley E. Martin
President
The Martin Foundation


Nicholas Stehle
Campaign for the American Future 


C. Preston Noell III 
President 
Tradition, Family, Property, Inc.  


Ed Corrigan
Vice Chairman,
Conservative Action Project
Executive Director

Senate Steering Committee (2003-2012)


Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin (Ret)
Executive Vice President
Family Research Council 


William L. Walton
Chairman
CNP Action, Inc.


Rebecca Hagelin
Secretary
Council for National Policy


Lee A. Beaman
CEO
Beaman Automotive Group


Floyd Brown
Chairman
America Fighting Back PAC  


James L. Martin
Founder / Chairman
60 Plus Association 


Gary Marx 
Senior Advisor 
Judicial Crisis Network  


Tim Wildmon
President 

American Family Association 


Sal Russo 
Co-Founder and Chief
Strategist Tea Party Express 


The Honorable Bob McEwen
Member, Ohio
U.S. House of Representatives (1981-1993) 


Willes K. Lee
President
National Federation of Republican Assemblies


Curt Levey   
President 
Committee for Justice  


Quin Hillyer  
Veteran Conservative 
Columnist   


Christopher Malagisi 
Editor in Chief 
Conservative Book Club 


Allen Hebert 
President and Chairman 
American – Chinese
Fellowship of Houston 


The Honorable Michael R. Long 
State Chairman
NYS Conservative Party 


Michelle Easton 
President 
Clare Boothe Luce Center
for Conservative Women 


Dr. Richard Rounsavelle 
Trustee 
Media Research Center 


Barry James Meguiar 
Founder / President
Revival Outside the Walls
Ignite America   


Rachel Bovard
Policy Director (2014-2015) 
Senate Steering Committee


Wesley Denton 
Communications Director 
Senator Jim DeMint (SC)
(2005-2013)  


The Honorable Donald P. Hodel 
Former Secretary of Energy 
Former Secretary of Interior 


Judson Phillips
Founder 
Tea Party Nation 


Roxanne Phillips
Member Executive Committee
Council for National Policy


The Honorable James C. Miller III 
Budget Director for 
President Reagan  


Dr. William Ames Curtright, DBA 
Founder / CEO 
Ames Research Laboratories, Inc. 


Jenny Beth Martin
Chairman
Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund  


John F. Tate 
President
America’s Liberty PAC 


Rebekah Gantner
Executive Director 
Eagle Forum Education &
Legal Defense Fund  


Seton Motley 
President
Less Government


Jessica Anderson 
Vice President 
Heritage Action for America 


Matt Schlapp 
Chairman 
American Conservative Union (ACU) 


Dan Schneider 
Executive Director
American Conservative Union (ACU)  


Richard H. Wright 
CEO  
AAndrews Consulting 


Martha Boneta 
President
VCS 


Alan P. Dye 
Partner
Webster, Chamberlain & Bean 


Rick Manning 
President 
Americans for Limited Government 


Steve Berger 
Pastor
Grace Chapel 


Amapola Hansberger 
President 
Legal Immigrants for America


Sean Noble 
President 
American Encore   


John Scribante 
Executive Committee Member 
Council for National Policy 


Kelly Shackelford 
President / CEO  
First Liberty Institute 


Lew Uhler
President 

National Tax Limitation Committee  


Jenna Ellis  
Director of Public Policy
James Dobson Family Institute  


Jack Park
Conservative Activist and Donor

The Honorable Jim DeMint 
Member, South Carolina 
United States Senate
(2005-2013)  


The Honorable Colin A. Hanna
President
Let Freedom Ring, Inc.  


Sherri R. Martin
Executive Vice President
The Martin Organization, Inc.


Shawn A. Mitchell
Former National Chaplain
National Federation of Republican Assemblies


Craig Shirley 
Reagan Biographer 


Jerry Melvin   
Former Dean
Florida House of Representatives  


Alfred S. Regnery
Chairman,
Conservative Action Project
Chairman,
Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund 


Diana Banister 
President and Partner 
Shirley & Banister Public Affairs 


The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr.
Chief Domestic Advisor
President Ronald Reagan (1987-1988) 


Tom McClusky 
President 

March for Life Action 


The Honorable David McIntosh
President 
Club for Growth  


Robert D. Thompson 
Former Administrator 
The Weyrich Lunch 


The Honorable Belden Bell
Co-Chair Legacy Society
The Heritage Foundation 


Saulius “Saul” Anuzis 
President
60 Plus Association 


Ginni Thomas 
President
Liberty Consulting, Inc. 


Charlie Copeland 
President 
Intercollegiate Studies Institute 


Peter J. Thomas 
Chairman 
The Conservative Caucus 


Caroline Lewis
Owner 
Percipio Communications 


The Honorable Mike Hill 
Representative  
Florida State House  


Noah Wall 
Vice President of Advocacy 
FreedomWorks 


Bob Carlstrom
President
The Carlstrom Group, LLC 


Gregory Quinlan 
Founder and Executive Director 
The Center for
Garden State Families 


Ron Robinson
President
Young America’s Foundation 


Ralph A. Rebandt II
Lead Pastor  
Oakland Hills
Community Church
 


Thomas Fitton 
President 
Judicial Watch, Inc.  


Kay R. Daly
President
Coalition for a
Fair Judiciary


Robert K. Fischer
Meeting Coordinator
Conservatives of Faith 


Russell J. Ramsland, Jr. 
Founder  
Park Cities / Preston Hollow
Leadership Forum  


The Honorable Mike Spence
Founding President
Conservative Republicans of California 


Dr. Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D. 
Founder and CEO 
ObamaNation.com 


Ed Martin
President
Phyllis Schlafly Eagles


Joseph A. Morris
Attorney – Partner
Morris & De La Rosa 


Donna Hearne
CEO
The Constitutional Coalition


Elaine Donnelly
President
Center for Military Readiness 


Penny Y. Nance 
President & CEO 
Concerned Women for America 


Lisa B. Nelson  
Chief Executive Officer 
American Legislative
Exchange Council 


Cleta Mitchell, Esq.
Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP  


Dr. Ron Seeley 
Physician
Eye Clinic 


Dr. Rick Scarborough 
Founder 
Vision America 


Melvin Adams  
Former President
Renewanation  


Mr. Richard D. Hayes 
Attorney 
Hayes, Berry, White & Vanzant, LLP   


The Honorable Somers White 
President
Former AZ State Senator 


The Honorable George K. Rasley Jr. 
Managing Editor
ConservativeHQ.com 


Sandra S. Froman 
Treasurer 
Council for National Policy 


Olivia Marie Brown 
Student
Arizona Christian University 


E.C. Sykes 
Managing Partner 
Aslan Ventures 


Susan A. Carleson 
Chairman / CEO 
American Civil Rights Union  


Mat Staver 
Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel  


Robert Alt 
President & CEO 
The Buckeye Institute   


Carolee Adams
President 

Eagle Forum of New Jersey 


Marjorie Dannenfelser  
President
Susan B. Anthony List 


Ralph Benko 
Political Columnist 

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