Alabama Attorney General William Holcombe Pryor Jr. has been appointed to the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals by President George Bush.
Bush appointed Pryor Feb. 20 through a recess appointment.
Pryor- one of six Bush appeals court nominees filibustered by Senate Democrats – will serve until January 2005, when the next Congress is sworn in. Until then, Pryor’s appointment will not have to be confirmed.
Bush issued a three-paragraph statement Feb. 20 concerning his recess appointment of Pryor, a Catholic layman who has been Alabama’s attorney general since 1997. A graduate of Tulane University School of Law, Pryor served as deputy attorney general for Alabama 1995-1997 and as an attorney in Alabama 1988-1995.
The president said Pryor “has had a distinguished career as a public servant and practicing attorney. His impressive record demonstrates his devotion to the rule of law and to treating all people equally under the law. He has received widespread bipartisan support from those who know him and know his record. I am proud to name this leading American lawyer to the appellate bench.”
Bush stated that Pryor “will fill a seat on the 11th Circuit that has been designated a judicial emergency.
Pryor will perform a valuable service on a court that needs more judges to do its work with the efficiency the American people deserve and expect.”
(BP)
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