WASHINGTON President Obama announced seven nominations for federal district courts on Wednesday, asking the Senate to promptly consider all his judicial nominees because “too many of our courtrooms stand empty.”
The nominations, coming just one day after the Senate returned to session after the presidential election, was cheered by liberal groups that have long decried the political stalemate that has stalled judicial confirmations and left bench seats open.
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