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...Estrada, a Honduras-born 1986 graduate of Harvard Law School (HLS), has never served as a judge, has not written any substantive articles or publications that demonstrate his philosophical leanings and has failed to express many of his views publicly. The Democrats have been denied access to Estrada??s legal memos, which he wrote as assistant solicitor general and offer his views on Supreme Court cases. And he has dodged even the most general questions posed by the Senate Judiciary Committee. For example, he would not say with which Supreme Court opinions he disagreed. The D.C. circuit court...
...Estrada??s refusal to make known his legal opinions also sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the legitimacy of the Senate’s constitutional role to advise and consent. If Estrada is confirmed, other staunch conservative candidates are likely to get through as well, helping President Bush in his efforts to pack courts with right-wing ideologues...
While increasing diversity on the bench is surely important, Estrada??s unwillingness to articulate his views on contentious political issues, and the administration’s refusal to release his memos, leaves the Senate incapable of weighing his qualifications and unable to deliberate. Even the Congressional Hispanic Caucus announced its opposition to his appointment—explaining that Estrada “fails to convince us that he would contribute under-represented perspectives to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.” The Alliance for Justice, a private non-profit advocacy group...
...release of their staff’s confidential memorandum to the Solicitor General would be unprecedented and severely damaging to the professionalism and efficacy of the office. The Times has also reported that the unsubstantiated canard being floated by one disgruntled and partisan former colleague criticizing the quality of Estrada??s work in the Solicitor’s General office was contradicted by Estrada??s chief, the Democratic Solicitor General at the time...
...Estrada??s impressive academic record and career accomplishments leave no doubt as to his eligibility for the nomination...