Pt. 17 22337 the Fortas case remained a lonely historical aberration. But in the last Congressmy first as leaderthe minority shattered Senate traditions and filibusters blocked 10 nominees. It began with the nomination of Miguel Estrada to serve on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Mr. Estrada epitomized the American dream. An immigrant from Honduras. he arrived in America speaking no English. but he graduated from Harvard Law School. and argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court while serving as a Deputy Solicitor General. The American Bar Association gave him its highest recommendation and his confirmation by the Senate seemed assured. But the confirmation vote never came.
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