Howard Bashman of How Appealing reports that he has reliable information that Bush Judicial Nominee Priscilla Owen will be back in D.C. next week for confirmation hearings. Bush nominated her for the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Due to strenous objections to her extreme conservatism, and amidst charges of judicial activism, she lost her chance for a full senate hearing by an adverse 10-9 vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

We have objected very strongly to Priscilla Owen. Unlike Miguel Estrada, we all know where she stands and how's she's ruled, and in our opinion, she should not be a federal appellate judge. For why, please read our posts here and here, and this PFAW report.

The re-cycling of Committee-rejected judicial nominees is wrong. Our advice: Don't get burnt out over Estrada. There are more and worse on Bush's list. This fight is going to go on until he's out of power. Pace yourselves accordingly.