More on the politics of federal judicial nominations

On Friday, the Washington Post had this article that says the Bush administration is about to send up names for the remaining federal court vacancies. In the Fourth Circuit, the nominations of Judges Boyle and Haynes are somewhat in limbo, and there remains the task of a nominee to replace Judge Murnaghan. Also, the Baltimore Sun had this article with more speculation about candidates for the Supreme Court, again mentioning Judges Wilkinson and Luttig of the Fourth Circuit.