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Byrd Defends Compliance With Carter Request on Virginia Nominees
Senator Harry Byrd Jr and state commissions faced criticism from NAACP and women’s groups over ten white nominees for Virginia federal judgeships. Byrd says he did exactly what President Carter asked, submitting the five highest qualified candidates per district with no race or sex consideration. Carter’s orders aimed to create 117 district judge and 35 circuit court seats nationwide, with minorities urged to be added where possible.
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Richmond
Virginia
Carter
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Ind-Va
NAACP
National Organization For Women
American Civil Liberties Union
Herbert Harris
D-Va
Jack Davis
Byrd
U.S
Griffin Bell
Davis
Thomas N. Downing
Norfolk
Downing
Eastern District Commission
Sen. Byrd
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Winchester
Western District Commission
Circuit Court of Appeal
Virginia Bar Association
Richmond Bar Association
Joseph Fitzpatrick
Charles Robb
White House
Robb
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Merhige
James C. Cacheris
Fairfax
Nelson T. Overton
Hampton
J.M. H. Willis Jr
Fredericksburg
Wiley R. Wright Jr
Alexandria
Richard L. Williams
William R. Arthur
Wytheville
Robert C. Goad
Lovingston
Norman K. Moon
Rustbury
J. Harry Michael Jr
Charlottesville
James P. Jones
Abingdon
John T. Hazel
J. Hugo Madison
E. Waller Dudley
Josiah P. Rowe III
Luther W. White III
Randolph- Macon College
Mildred F. Slater
Sperryville
James C. Roberts
Joseph Carter
Kuykendall
W.H. Overbey
Rustburg
Philip Sadler
Pulaski
Edward R. Slaughter Jr
William F. Stone Jr
Martinsville
John L. Walker Sr
Waldo Miles
Bristol
D. Woodrow Bird
Bland
Noel C. Taylor
Roanoke