Keep A Lobbyist Off The Bench

March 04, 2005

If William Myers sounds like a familiar name, it may be because he's already been rejected once as a nominee for a lifetime position as circuit court judge. Last July, senators rejected Myers, who has a history of close relationships with the mining industry and disregard for Native Americans and the environment—and very little litigation experience. In fact, more than a third of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary consider him "unqualified," and no member considers him "well qualified." But President Bush has brought Myers' name back up for nomination again. Join the  Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and tell your senators to stick with their first impulse. Myers is a dangerous choice to preside over the 9th Circuit Court, which covers 77 percent of all Native American tribes and millions of acres of public land. ACT NOW