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Cornyn, Cruz Accepting Applications for District Court, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal Vacancies

News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced that they are accepting applications for federal judicial vacancies in the Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas. These vacancies are located in Dallas, Houston, McAllen, Austin, and Waco. The Senators are also accepting applications for U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal vacancies in the Eastern, Northern, […]

Cornyn Op-Ed: Senate Must Confirm John Ratcliffe, Scott Turner and Brooke Rollins

News ‘These Are Three Stellar Texans with Outstanding Credentials’ WASHINGTON – As confirmation hearings began this week in the United States Senate, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Dallas Morning News highlighting the accomplishments and expertise of three nominees from North Texas, John Ratcliffe, Brooke Rollins, and Scott Turner, and advocating […]

VIDEO: Cornyn Questions AG Nominee Bondi on DOJ Weaponization, Border Security

News CORNYN: ‘Will you do everything within your power as Attorney General to enforce the laws… to restore security to our southern border?’ BONDI: ‘Yes, Senator. Absolutely.’ WASHINGTON – Today during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the nomination of Pam Bondi to be U.S. Attorney General under the incoming Trump administration, U.S. Senator John […]

Cornyn Meets with Attorney General Nominee Pam Bondi

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Pam Bondi, whom President-Elect Trump has announced he will nominate to serve as U.S. Attorney General. Please see photo attached and below.  This image is in the public domain, but those wishing to do so may credit the Office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn. Senator John Cornyn, […]

Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Allow Federal Court Proceedings in West Texas Signed Into Law

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after their Improving Access to Our Courts Act to allow federal court proceedings to be conducted at the U.S. District Court in Alpine, Texas, which is one of the seven U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Texas and serves […]

Cornyn on Biden, Harris, and Senate Democrats’ SCOTUS Takeover Attempt

News Our colleagues don’t want to keep losing cases in the courtroom, so they’ve adopted a new strategy: If you can’t win the game, change the rules. A potential Harris administration would stage a full-blown coup to overtake the Supreme Court and eviscerate judicial independence. The Biden-Harris proposal is not about protecting democracy or assuring […]

Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Ensure Crime Victims’ Representatives Receive Restitution Heads to President’s Desk

News Bill Would Require Offenders to Pay Victims’ Proxies for Related Expenses WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Representatives Harriet Hageman (WY-At-Large) and Lucy McBath (GA-07) released the following statements after their Victims’ Voices Outside and Inside the Courtroom Effectiveness (Victims’ VOICES) […]

Cornyn, Coons, Colleagues’ Bill to Protect State and Local Judges Passes Senate

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statements after their Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act, which would establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center to provide technical assistance, training, and threat monitoring for state and local […]

Cornyn Backs House-Passed FISA Reforms

News Information acquired through Section 702 has helped identify threats against U.S. troops and to thwart planned terrorist attacks. Targeting of American citizens here in the United States is expressly prohibited under 702. Every court that has considered the lawfulness of the 702 program has found that it complies with the Fourth Amendment. WASHINGTON – […]

Cornyn Blasts Dems’ Judicial Intimidation Campaign

News I want to commend Chief Judge Godbey and the judges of the Northern District of Texas [for] resisting this political pressure. Democrats have made clear that they’ll do whatever it takes to secure partisan wins in the courts. The American people can rest assured that Republicans will continue to defend America’s independent judiciary and […]

Cornyn, GOP Colleagues to Judicial Conference: Leave Legislating to Congress

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today sent a letter with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and 17 of their Senate Republican colleagues to Judge Robert Conrad, Director of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, reiterating that the Judicial Conference should not interfere in the legislative process following its recommendation that district […]

Cornyn, Coons, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect State and Local Judges

News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today introduced the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act, which would establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center to provide technical assistance, training, and threat monitoring for state and local […]

VIDEO: Cornyn Introduces Nominees for Western District of Texas in Judiciary Hearing

News El Paso and Del Rio have some heavy dockets because of their proximity to the U.S.-Mexico border, so these are very important positions that are being nominated today. WASHINGTON – Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced Judge Leon Schydlower and Ernesto “Ernest” Gonzalez, judicial nominees for the U.S. […]