Southwick Held Over, as Senators Recommend Five for Fourth

The controversial nomination of Judge Leslie Southwick to the Fifth Circuit has been held over, for the third time, at the request of Ranking Member Arlen Specter (R-PA).

In other news, Senators John Warner (R-VA) and Jim Webb (D-VA) have suggested five possible nominees to the Fourth Circuit.  They are Virginia Supreme Court Justices Steven Agee and Donald Lemons; Charlottesville attorney Thomas Albro of Charlottesville; federal District Judge Glen Conrad; and University of Richmond law professor John Douglass.

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