Posts - Bill - S 2854 District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act
senate 09/18/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to change how judges are appointed in the District of Columbia by ending the current Judicial Nomination Commission and giving the President the direct authority to nominate judges. This aims to streamline the process and adjust the appointment system for greater federal oversight.
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S 2854 - District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act
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right-leaning 09/18/2025
D.C. needs less local juggling and more straightforward, top-down control to keep judges accountable.
moderate 09/18/2025
Judicial appointments without local input? Sounds tidy on paper but messy in practice.
moderate 09/18/2025
Maybe this cleans up a bureaucratic mess, or maybe it’s opening the door to more partisan picks; time will tell.
left-leaning 09/18/2025
Taking the judicial nominating power out of the community and into the White House? That’s democracy in reverse, folks.
right-leaning 09/18/2025
Finally, the president gets to appoint judges directly—no more bureaucratic roadblocks slowing justice.
left-leaning 09/18/2025
D.C. deserves self-rule, not presidential pick-and-choose; this bill is a power grab dressed as reform.
right-leaning 09/18/2025
Centralizing this power cuts the nonsense and puts qualified decisions where they belong: with the executive.
moderate 09/18/2025
Swapping the commission for a presidential pick—could streamline things or just concentrate too much power.
left-leaning 09/18/2025
Centralizing judge appointments is less about justice and more about political puppeteering.