Civil Rights Advocates Oppose CIT Nominee
A U.S. Department of Agriculture political appointee who has been nominated to the Court of International Trade (see 1911150010) is drawing fire from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, which says he has supported voter suppression policies. Although…
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the CIT does not address civil rights issues, the organizations that sent a letter opposing Stephen Vaden's nomination note that CIT judges can be detailed to circuit or district courts. But even beside their concerns about his political history, they argued that since the 37-year-old has only practiced law for 10 years, and has never handled a trial, he's not qualified to be a federal judge. “Mr. Vaden acknowledged that he has never litigated any matters in the CIT, he is not admitted to practice before the CIT, he has never litigated any matters involving international trade,” they said.