Kennedy grilled Biden federal judge nominee who is a career public defender

On 6/20/2024, Catherine Henry testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Catherine Henry is a career public defender.

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Kennedy grilled Biden federal judge nominee who is a career public defender

Key Points

On 6/20/2024, Catherine Henry testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be U

• District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Catherine Henry is a career public defender

Transcript Highlights

The following is transcribed from the video audio:

• Challenge a rule under the Administrative Procedures Act
• Um, Senator, in the 25 plus years that I’ve been trying cases in federal court and in state court, I’ve never had to bring a claim under the Administrative Procedures Act, so I’m not sure of what’s required
• I think that, um, if, um, I think that I would have to evaluate that claim if it were before me, and in doing so, I would look at, um, I would look at what’s involved in, um, Is it legal
• Senator, um, I don’t, um, I have not had that, that issue before me in my years
• What I understand is that is when the districts are separated voting districts based on, um, different political, uh, groups
• Senator, I haven’t had that issue before me in my 30 years of practice
• So, uh, but if I’m, if I’m faced with that issue, I would research it and I’d be prepared to address it
• Does the blue law violate the establishment cause
• Senator, I, I don’t believe a blue law does violate the establishment clause
• If a legislate, I’m sorry, if a legislator says you can’t open and sell, let’s say food or anything on Sunday, not Thursday, not Saturday, Sunday, why doesn’t that violate the establishment cause

Full transcript: 832 words transcribed via Whisper AI.