Nevada judgeship still vacant

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid said last week that getting judges approved is Senate business, explaining why he would not discuss the subject with reporters.

“We're not going to talk about that,” Reid said, according to Steve Tetreault of the Stephens Media Washington bureau. “That is something we do among ourselves. That's something we are trying to work out on our own.”

At issue is Nevada District Judge Elissa Cadish. U.S. Sen. Dean Heller has prevented a hearing or vote on her nomination by President Obama to a U.S. district judgeship serving Nevada. Heller has said he is halting the process because he disagrees with her position on the Second Amendment.

Obama nominated her on Feb. 16, 2012. Her nomination died when the last Congress ended, and he renominated her on Jan. 3 this year.