The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Dennis Shedd Nomination (Archive)

Confirmed on 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 Congress's 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.

• Shedd Confirmed by Senate - Feature Story - 11/21/2002
• Confirmation of Dennis Shedd - Advocacy Letter - 11/19/2002
• Civil Rights Coalition Criticizes Senate Confirmation - Press Release - 11/19/2002
• Senate Poised to Vote on Shedd Nomination - Feature Story - 11/19/2002
• LCCR Letter to Senate Opposing the Confirmation of Dennis Shedd to the Fourth Circuit - Advocacy Letter - 11/18/2002
• Dennis Shedd Is Not Supported by African Americans in South Carolina or in the Fourth Circuit - Advocacy Letter - 11/18/2002
• Civil Rights Coalition Criticizes Senate Vote on Judicial Nominations - Press Release - 11/14/2002
• Henderson Vows to Fight to Protect Judiciary - Feature Story - 11/14/2002
• Civil Rights Groups Urge Senate Judiciary Committee to Reject the Nomination of Dennis Shedd to the U.S.4th Circuit Court of Appeals - Press Release - 10/1/2002
• LCCR Statement Opposing Shedd Nomination - 10/1/2002
• Shedd Nomination Criticized by Civil Rights Advocates, New York Times - Feature Story - 8/9/2002