Stop this unqualified judicial nominee, who failed to disclose conflicts of interest in his hearing, from getting a lifetime appointment.
Donald Trump is systematically trying to pack the courts with unqualified extremists.
His latest attempt is Brett Talley. Talley has never been to trial in the less than three years he’s practiced law. To top it off, the American Bar Association (ABA) unanimously voted him “not qualified” for a federal judgeship.1 Of the approximately 1,800 nominees ABA has rated from 1989 to 2016, just two had unanimously been voted as “not qualified,” Brett Talley of course being one of them.2
Despite Talley’s abysmal record, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee approved him for a lifetime appointment. Soon, the full Senate will vote — and you can play a role in protecting our justice system.
Tell your senators an unqualified extremist like Talley has no place as a federal judge!
It gets worse.Talley failed to disclose his marriage to a top White House official who was recently questioned in the Mueller investigation. Talley omitted this despite being asked point blank to share any potential conflicts of interest.3
Talley is a extremist ideologue who has defended the KKK,4 called President Obama’s EPA a “lawless organ of federal power,”5 and mocked gun control after the Sandy Hook massacre.6 An unqualified extremist like Talley has no place in our courts.Donald Trump has been appointing judges at a faster rate than most recent presidents.7 Many of these roles are vacant because Senate Republicans unjustly blocked President Obama from filling them.
If we don’t stop nominations like Brett Talley, filling the courts with extremist ideologues could be one of the lasting and most damaging legacies of the Trump presidency.
Tell your senators to vote against Brett Talley for a lifetime appointment as federal judge!
In this together,
The SierraRise team
Sources:
1.Wang, V. (11 November 2017). “Trump Nominee for Federal Judgeship Has Never Tried a Case. ” New York Times.
2. Smith, A. (15 November 2017). “Trump is bypassing judicial ratings agencies before making his nominations – and it has led to a substantial increase in ‘not qualified’ nominees.” Business Insider.
3. Apuzzo, M and Schmidt, M. (13 November 2017). “Trump Judicial Pick Did Not Disclose He Is Married to a White House Lawyer.” New York Times.
4. Manchester, J. (16 November 2017) “Trump judicial nominee defended ‘first KKK’ in online arguments: report.” The Hill.
5. Talley, B. (15 December 2016) “The EPA went rogue and Trump’s pick will rein it in.” CNN.
6. Min Kim, S. (17 October 2017). “Trump’s judge picks: ‘Not qualified,’ prolific bloggers.” Politico.
7. Charles, S. (11 November 2017). “Trump Is Rapidly Reshaping the Judiciary. Here’s How.” New York Times. |
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