Kennedy to Nominee: You are political activist? I’m Quoting From You. You were reversed

On 4/17/2024, during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned Rebecca Pennell, a district judge nominee, about her record.

Pennell has frequently donated to political candidates during her time as an attorney, including to many Washington Democrats including former Governor Christine Gregoire.

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Kennedy to Nominee: You are political activist? I’m Quoting From You. You were reversed

Key Points

On 4/17/2024, during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen

• John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned Rebecca Pennell, a district judge nominee, about her record
• Pennell has frequently donated to political candidates during her time as an attorney, including to many Washington Democrats including former Governor Christine Gregoire

Transcript Highlights

The following is transcribed from the video audio:

• Racism and white supremacy currently plague every social, educational, economic, governmental, and legal system
• I don’t have any reason to say to think that you did not read that correctly
• And you are reversed in that case, weren’t you
• Senator, in reviewing my cases, I think I’ve been reversed in about 2% of the cases that I’ve issued
• That was a very complicated case regarding sentencing
• But I’m going to run out of time and I got a bunch of these
• That might have been one of the 2% of the cases
• That, I think, was the case regarding whether or not the person had been deprived
• Senator, I think that I wasn’t reversed as to outcome court disagree with the analysis
• Senator, I think that was one of the 2% of my

Full transcript: 497 words transcribed via Whisper AI.