Nominee Dennis Shedd

Confirmed: Dennis Shedd

Confirmed November 19, 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Dennis Shedd's eleven-year record on the federal district bench reflected hostility toward plaintiffs in civil rights cases, including minorities, women and persons with disabilities, a desire to limit Congresss authority to enact protective legislation that is applicable to the states, and insensitivity to issues of race, rendering him a poor choice for the Fourth Circuit, arguably the most conservative of the federal circuits.

Letter in Opposition to Shedd Nomination-LCCR Letter on Shedd's Lack of African-American Support-LCCR Fact Sheet on Shedd-Alliance for Justice/IndependentJudiciary.com Letter Stressing Need for Debate on Shedd Nomination-Earthjustice/Community Rights Counsel

Wade Henderson Speech Opposing Shedd Nomination

Shedd Should Not be Appointed to Fourth Circuit

-Black Leadership Forum

Letter Opposing Shedd Nomination

-South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus