Sen. Orrin Hatch has once again favored his party over the good of the country, in this case specifically, the judicial branch. It was disheartening when, last year, Hatch chose to join with the Republican leadership in the Senate in refusing to even consider Judge Merrick Garland, a clearly well-qualified nominee for a Supreme Court vacancy, solely for political reasons. That seat is now filled by Justice Neil Gorsuch.
But now, Hatch and other Republican senators have reached even lower in their disregard of time-honored norms and standards regarding federal judicial nominations.
Brett Talley was nominated by President Trump for a lifetime appointment to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.