Indian American as top judge: Obama seeks swift confirmation
3 April 2013 7:16 AM IST
The White House has urged the Senate to swiftly confirm Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan to what is ‘often called the nation’s second-highest court’, the US court of appeals for the American capital.
Srinivasan, 45, became the first South Asian to be ever nominated to the circuit court by President Barack Obama last June, but the Senate Judiciary Committee announced his confirmation hearing for next week only Monday.
‘The DC Circuit, as you know, is often considered the nation's second-highest court, but it has twice as many vacancies as any other court of appeals, and its workload has increased by over 20 per cent since 2005," Obama’s press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters.
‘Sri's confirmation will be an important first step to filling this court’s four vacancies, and he will be, when confirmed, the first South Asian circuit court judge in history,’ he said urging the Senate to move swiftly to also confirm the 15 additional judicial nominees waiting for votes.
The third South Asian named to any federal judgeship, Srinivasan was named principal deputy solicitor general of the US in August 2011. ‘Sri is of course also a highly respected appellate advocate who has litigated before the US Supreme Court and the US Court of Appeals,’ he said.
Srinivasan, 45, became the first South Asian to be ever nominated to the circuit court by President Barack Obama last June, but the Senate Judiciary Committee announced his confirmation hearing for next week only Monday.
‘The DC Circuit, as you know, is often considered the nation's second-highest court, but it has twice as many vacancies as any other court of appeals, and its workload has increased by over 20 per cent since 2005," Obama’s press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters.
‘Sri's confirmation will be an important first step to filling this court’s four vacancies, and he will be, when confirmed, the first South Asian circuit court judge in history,’ he said urging the Senate to move swiftly to also confirm the 15 additional judicial nominees waiting for votes.
The third South Asian named to any federal judgeship, Srinivasan was named principal deputy solicitor general of the US in August 2011. ‘Sri is of course also a highly respected appellate advocate who has litigated before the US Supreme Court and the US Court of Appeals,’ he said.
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