Another Right Wing Judge

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved, by a vote of ten to nine, the nomination of Judge Leslie Southwick to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Judge Southwick has a disturbing record on equal rights, having participated in a decision removing an 8-year-old child from the biological mother due in part to the mother’s sexual orientation. This vote brings Judge Southwick one step closer to a lifetime position on the federal bench.