Episode 66: Dear Senate, Please Prioritize Judges

<p>This is a call to action! The U.S. Senate is back in session this month, and inevitably it has competing priorities between now and the end of the year. That's where this episode comes in. Jeanne Hruska speaks with Russ Feingold, President of ACS, and Zack Gima, Vice President of Strategic Engagement at ACS, about why the Senate should prioritize judicial nominations, how it can do that, and how listeners can help ensure it happens.</p> <p><strong>Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today:</strong> <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Today's</strong> <strong>Host:</strong> Jeanne Hruska, <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/person/jeanne-hruska/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">ACS Sr Advisor for Communications and Strategy</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Russ Feingold, <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/person/russ-feingold/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ACS President</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Zack Gima, <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/person/zachary-gima/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ACS Vice President of Strategic Engagement</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> U.S. Senate switchboard: 202-224-3121.</p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/members" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate Judiciary Committee members</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> Contact ACS about our Path to the Bench Project: <a href="mailto:PathtotheBench@acslaw.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PathtotheBench@acslaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/judicial-nominations/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ACS's Tracker of Federal Judicial Nominations</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/judicial-nominations/diversity-of-the-federal-bench/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Diversity of the Federal Bench</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/07/20/democrats-mitch-mcconnell-senate-00046578" target="_blank" rel="noopener"