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President Obama Announces Three Nominees for the D.C. Circuit Court

Yesterday, President Obama announced that he is nominating three candidates -- Patricia Millett, Nina Pillard and Robert Wilkins -- for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, known as the second highest court in the country.
President Obama called on the Senate to set aside partisan politics in order to ensure a fair and functioning judiciary:

"I hope in the coming months that the Senate does its part, because I assure you, when these three outstanding individuals are on the bench, they will do their part. That’s what the Constitution demands."

Learn more about the President's nominees to the Court of Appeals.

President Barack Obama delivers a statement announcing the nomination of three candidates for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 4, 2013. Nominees from left are: Robert Leon Wilkins, Cornelia "Nina" Pillard, and Patricia Ann Millett. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

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