Obviously, there is a huge part of our population in the Fourth Circuit that has never been represented on this court. They are entitled to representation by a well-qualified judge. I urge Chairman Hatch to grant Judge Wynn a hearing and to push forward his vote on the floor of this Senate where he will be approved. The reason is that the chief judge of that circuit, Judge Wilkinson, says they do not need any more judges, they are operating perfectly efficiently. I point out several things.
Litigants come before it and make their case.
Instead of getting a reasoned decision about why they won or lost their case, they get one sentence. This same argument was made when there were 13 judges on the court. Now we are down to l0. He was a Republican-nominated judge. The Senator's time has expired.