Date: July 24, 1979
Subject: Wald Nomination
Description: Confirmation of President Carter's nomination of Patricia M. Wald of Maryland to be a U.S. judge in the District of Columbia circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. The nomination of Wald, an advocate of undermining parents' rights, income redistribution, and lesser penalties for drug addicts, is an example of efforts to pack the courts with liberal judicial activists.
Result: Nomination Confirmed, 77-21
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