ACLJ Applauds President Bush for Appointing Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor to Federal Appeals Court.News Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2004 The American Center The American Center is a high-rise tower in Southfield, Michigan. It was built in 1975 and stands at 26 floors, with one basement floor, for a total of 27. The building's main use is that of a typical office tower. It also includes a parking garage and retail spaces. for Law and Justice, an international public interest law firm specializing in constitutional law, today applauded President Bush for exercising his constitutional authority and making a recess appointment A recess appointment occurs when the President of the United States fills a vacant Federal position during a recess of the United States Senate. The commission or appointment must be approved by the Senate by the end of the next session, or the position becomes vacant again. that clears the way for Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor to be seated on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh In music or music theory an eleventh is the note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord and also the interval between the root and the eleventh. Since there are only seven degrees in a diatonic scale the eleventh degree is the same as the subdominant and the interval Circuit. "We applaud the decision by President Bush to make this recess appointment and clear the way for one of the nation's most qualified judicial nominees to take a seat on a federal appeals court," said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ ACLJ American Center for Law and Justice ACLJ Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (Washington, DC) . "Bill Pryor has an exemplary record of accomplishment and has proven that he follows the rule of law. He is a man of integrity and true compassion who will make an outstanding jurist A judge or legal scholar; an individual who is versed or skilled in law. The term jurist is ordinarily applied to individuals who have gained respect and recognition by their writings on legal topics. jurist n. on the appeals court. Sadly, it is the actions of a minority of Senate Democrats who have done everything they can to block Pryor and others from confirmation. We're delighted that President has exercised his constitutional authority in making this recess appointment." The American Center for Law and Justice is an international public interest law firm specializing in constitutional law. The ACLJ is based in Washington, D.C. and its website address is www.aclj.org. |
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