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Raw Story: 'Should not proceed': Dozens of former judges ask Biden for major act before his term ends
Raw Story - 'Should not proceed': Dozens of former judges ask Biden for major act before his term ends
Sarah K. Burris
December 11, 2024 11:50AM ET
At the end of every presidency, the leader drops pardons and commutations, but former federal judges are begging President Joe Biden to make a strong statement by moving death row inmates scheduled for execution to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Legal reporter Chris Geidner posted the letter to Biden is signed by 24 former federal judges, as well as former appeals court judges.
Among the names Geidner pointed out are David Tatel (D.C. Cir.) and Diane Wood (7th Cir.), "both of whom left the bench earlier this year," he said.
On Monday, Geidner also shared a letter from the families of murder victims who also agree that death row should be cleared.
"While we may have different views on various issues related to the death penalty, we are united in our view that it is appropriate and important for you to commute all federal death sentences to life in prison without parole," the letter says.
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Sarah K. Burris
December 11, 2024 11:50AM ET
At the end of every presidency, the leader drops pardons and commutations, but former federal judges are begging President Joe Biden to make a strong statement by moving death row inmates scheduled for execution to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Legal reporter Chris Geidner posted the letter to Biden is signed by 24 former federal judges, as well as former appeals court judges.
Among the names Geidner pointed out are David Tatel (D.C. Cir.) and Diane Wood (7th Cir.), "both of whom left the bench earlier this year," he said.
On Monday, Geidner also shared a letter from the families of murder victims who also agree that death row should be cleared.
"While we may have different views on various issues related to the death penalty, we are united in our view that it is appropriate and important for you to commute all federal death sentences to life in prison without parole," the letter says.
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