And Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut indicated he had unspecified concerns and wanted to review Delaney’s answers to written questions submitted by committee members after the hearing.īut opposing a Biden judicial pick is politically difficult for Democrats because of their narrow Senate majority. The panel’s chair, Dick Durbin of Illinois, said Tuesday that he’s still “taking a look” at Delaney’s record. Only Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii has said she’s a definite yes, although several committee Democrats said they hadn’t focused on the nomination and no vote has been scheduled. Many Judiciary Committee Democrats aren’t sold yet.
and that’s why it’s important to look at Mike Delaney’s entire record and see the good work that he’s done over many years.” “I don’t agree with everything she’s put out in this case. “Chessy Prout deserves a lot of credit for her continued advocacy on behalf of victims,” Shaheen told the Globe. The White House said Biden remains committed to Delaney’s nomination as do Shaheen and Hassan, who are working to convince their colleagues he should be confirmed. Graham said he was not impressed with Delaney’s performance at his confirmation hearing. “I was very inclined to support him because of Kelly Ayotte, but I don’t know,” said Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, the committee’s top Republican. Several committee Republicans have joined Blackburn in declaring their opposition. “I would ask this committee to consider the totality of my record over nearly 30 years as it reviews my qualifications.” “I have tried through my work as attorney general and as a front-line prosecutor to represent the interests of victims in all that I did,” he said. Paul’s School, and denied the motion was intended to intimidate Chessy Prout, adding that the confidential settlement prevented him from discussing some aspects of the case. The Prouts also have accused Delaney of tampering with witnesses in the criminal case, which he denies.ĭelaney, then an attorney at the McLane Middleton law firm, told senators he was representing his client, St.
“Actions like this send a chilling message to young women in this country and I find it unacceptable and I will not be voting for your nomination.”ĭelaney struggled to defend his actions in the 2016 civil suit, which ended with a settlement. “To me, this is something that is disqualifying in your background,” Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, told Delaney. Minority leader Mitch McConnell spoke on the Senate floor last month to decry Delaney’s nomination the day after several Republicans sharply questioned Delaney about his actions in the St. Their campaign reached Senate Republicans, who seized on the controversy. Her parents wrote an op-ed for an Asheville, N.C., publication and attended Delaney’s confirmation hearing. Prout also voiced her objection in a Globe opinion article. “If Michael Delaney is confirmed - if an attorney who brazenly intimidated a minor victim of sexual assault is given the distinct privilege to serve as a judge for the United States Court of Appeals - YOU are telling victims and survivors that you not only approve of victim intimidation tactics, you reward their enactors with one of the highest legal appointments in the state of Massachusetts,” Chessy Prout wrote in a letter to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a copy of which was sent to Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Outraged, the Prouts - as promised - launched a public campaign to stop his confirmation. 18, Biden announced Delaney’s nomination, followed by a joint statement from Shaheen and Hassan calling him “exceedingly qualified.” Ayotte backed his nomination as did dozens of officials in New Hampshire and around the country, including those from law enforcement and advocates for victims’ rights. When the summer of 2022 came and went without a nomination announcement, Alex Prout assumed the senators and the White House had moved on to another candidate. we will be very vocal in speaking out against it.” “When the call was concluding, I just made sure to let them know that if it’s decided that this nomination goes forward. “Michael Delaney as a First Circuit Court of Appeals judge was out of the realm of anything that we would consider,” Alex Prout said.
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