Joe Biden is proving yet again that he is all talk and no action when it comes to his commitment to appointing qualified individuals to the federal bench. During the confirmation hearing of S. Kato Crews, Biden’s nominee for the District Court, his nominee failed to answer a basic legal question posed by Senator John Kennedy.
It’s just the latest example of Biden appointing people to positions that they are not qualified for.
“Do you know what a Brady motion is?” Kennedy followed up.
“Senator, in my time on the bench I have not had occasion to address that, so it’s not coming to mind at the moment what a Brady motion is,” Crews responded.
Crews then confused the Supreme Court case Brady v. Maryland with the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. While the Supreme Court case requires prosecutors to hand over all evidence to defendants, the law established a five-day waiting period before unlicensed gun buyers can purchase weapons. Crews told Kennedy that the Brady case “involved something regarding the Second Amendment.”
It’s clear that Biden’s priorities for those he chooses to nominate for federal judgeships are far from the qualifications and abilities of the individual. Instead, Biden is more interested in appointing those who will carry out his far-left agenda. Biden’s nominees have been chosen based on their willingness to further his woke ideologies rather than their legal qualifications—an alarming prospect for the future of our justice system.
Biden’s handling of judicial appointments is a direct violation of his promise to appoint judges who will serve to protect the rule of law. Instead, Biden is sacrificing the integrity of the justice system in order to advance his own political agenda.
Biden’s lack of action in appointing qualified judges to the bench is a disservice to the American people. Our judicial system should be based on the qualifications of its members, not on the whims of a president hoping to further his own political agenda. Biden must be held accountable for his failure to appoint qualified judges who will uphold the rule of law.
