Pulaski Co. Republicans: A.J. Kelly, Chairman of the Arkansas 2nd District Republicans is calling for a letter writing campaign and asking Republican County Republican Committee members to contact Senator Pryor's office and to submit letters to the editor in support the nomination of Judge Leslie H. Southwick. Due to partisan Democrat tactics, Judge Southwick has never been given a full up or down vote by the United States Senate. It is the constitutional duty of every representative of every state to vote on such important matters as the confirmation of well-qualified candidates to federal court benches and for the Supreme Court.The Senate Judiciary Committee has cleared the way for Judge Southwick's nomination to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, to go to the full Senate for a vote. This marks the second consecutive year he has been cleared by the committee for a vote on his nomination. Judge Southwick has been rated highly qualified by the American Bar Association for his achievements, which include: Serving on the Mississippi Court of Appeals from January 1995 through December 2006; Serving as a member of the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps in the U.S. Army Reserves; Active duty in Iraq with the JAG Corps. Click here for more on Judge Southwick's background.
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