The Detroit Free Press ran a very interesting article about my former boss, Judge Henry Saad of the Michigan Court of Appeals, one of President Bush's nominees to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Until my very recent transition to private practice, I had the honor and privilege of serving as Judge Saad's law clerk.
As the article points out, Judge Saad has been stuck in the limbo that is the Senate judicial nomination filibuster debate since he was first nominated in 2001, and through his two renominations in 2003, and earlier this year. Indeed, way back in 1992, the first President Bush nominated Judge Saad to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and that nomination died in committee with the election of President Clinton.
The local NBC affilate just reported that the Senate has reached a compromise with respect to judicial nominations -- hopefully Judge Saad will finally see the resolution of this long, long process.
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