(1) A fiery confirmation debate followed, where senators revisited his racially charged statements of the 1980s that barred Sessions from a federal judgeship.
(2) John Kelly confirmation hearing for homeland security secretary: the key points Read more The nomination of Sessions, who was denied a judgeship by the Senate in 1986 following claims of racial discrimination, has met a wave of opposition from civil rights campaigners.
(3) It didn’t work in his confirmation hearing for a federal judgeship, but unfortunately, he may get away with it this time.
(4) In 1986, the Senate blocked his nomination by President Ronald Reagan to a federal judgeship after hearing testimony about racist remarks he made to colleagues, as well as a failed voter-fraud prosecution that he brought against black civil rights activists.
(5) Sessions was denied a federal judgeship in 1986 over alleged racist remarks.
(6) The lawmaker has the rare distinction of once being passed over for a federal judgeship, because of racist comments he allegedly made.
(7) Sessions said the comment was a joke, but his judgeship was rejected.
Judicature
Definition:
(n.) The state or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; also, the dispensing or administration of justice.
(n.) A court of justice; a judicatory.
(n.) The right of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent jurisdiction of a judge or court.
Example Sentences:
(1) The advantages of the system and the value of its application in medical practice, sport medicine, aesthetic medicine, judicature and especially in geriatrics are discussed.
(2) Examples from US judicature may help to define the problem more clearly and also to offer solutions for similar cases.
(3) On the basis of the theses of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the GDR about medical accuracy two main problems are discussed.
(4) Twenty-four people died before the Superior Court of Judicature dismissed the remaining cases and Governor Phips pardoned and granted amnesty to all of the accused and convicted.