http://www.sltrib.com/feeds/topics/JUDGES News from The Salt Lake Tribune en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/56421144-82/nominees-obama-bush-comprehensive.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/56421144-82/nominees-obama-bush-comprehensive.html.csp">Judges held hostage</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/UTSAC/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56421144#2013-06-11T01:01:04.117-06:00/MAI/sltrib56421144#2013-06-11T01:01:04.117-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-06-11T01:01:04.117-06:00">Updated Jun 11, 2013 01:01AM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">In a comprehensive study, the Congressional Research Service calculated the average number of days it took federal circuit court nominees to be confirmed after the first Senate committee report of their nominations during these presidents’ first terms: • Ronald Reagan: 9.6 days • George H.W. Bush: 7.8 days • Bill Clinton:18.5 days • George W. Bush: 35.3 days • Barack Obama: 138.5 days This delay under Obama is bad government. The numbers show an unprecedented and unacceptable degree of partisan ...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="http://www.sltrib.com/pages/privacy"> Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56421144@www.sltrib.com Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:01:04 MDT