Hispanic judge unanimously confirmed by Senate Judiciary Committee

David Broder has column in today’s Washington Post contrasting the nomination process of Latino judge Edward Prado to the 5th Circuit, as compared to the Miguel Estrada stonewalling – “Tale of Two Judges.”

Broder makes the case that Prado was more forthcoming, and maybe a little charming, to both the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Judiciary Committee. Maybe true. But I don’t view social ineptness to be a compelling reason to keep a well-qualified candidate such as Miguel Estrada off the federal bench.