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...himself under attack from black leaders after he helped scuttle a federal judgeship for Missouri Supreme Court Judge Ronnie White, the first black on the state's high court. Ashcroft said he considered White to be soft on criminals, and noted...
...of 27 black nominees to the federal bench. Of the one black nominee whom he opposed -- Missouri Supreme Court Judge Ronnie White, who is set to testify Thursday -- Ashcroft said, "I simply came to the overwhelming conclusion that Judge White...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Testifying at Attorney General-designee John Ashcroft's confirmation hearing, Ronnie White expressed anger Thursday that Ashcroft had blocked him from becoming a federal judge by persuading the Senate that he had a history...
...year, Bositis said, Republicans have reinforced that perception by opposing former Illinois senator Carol Moseley-Braun's nomination to be ambassador to New Zealand as well as the judicial nomination of black Missouri judge Ronnie White.
...his anti-abortion views and for leading a drive to defeat the nomination of a black Missouri Supreme Court judge, Ronnie White, to the federal bench. Whitman has drawn the ire of blacks because of racial profiling by the New Jersey state police...
...determined and successful effort to scuttle a black judge's elevation to the federal bench. Missouri Supreme Court Judge Ronnie White is being called by Democrats to testify at the hearing. "John Ashcroft gives me what you call cognitive dissonance...
...week, Democrats were expected to question Ashcroft about his opposition to confirmation of a black Missouri judge, Ronnie White, to the federal bench; and his opposition to a voluntary school desegregation plan in St. Louis. White was expected...
...John Ashcroft because he is experienced and qualified for the job. He is not a racist. His vote against black man Ronnie White's nomination to the Missouri Supreme Court was joined by 54 U. S. senators. Are they all racist? His record in...
...can expect. In my view, it would be enough to confirm him, were it not for one legacy of Ashcroft's past: the Ronnie White case. The testimony at last week's hearing left no doubt in my mind that Ashcroft flagrantly distorted the record...
...minority groups, who felt victimized by the election and by Ashcroft's personal role in blocking the elevation of Judge Ronnie White to the federal bench. With 42 votes against him, Ashcroft will have less leeway as attorney general than a less controversial...