Former Kansas Attorney General Steve Six was endorsed by the former federal judge he has been nominated to replace, the Lawrence Journal-World reported. “I can say with confidence that Stephen Six possesses the demeanor, intellect and integrity that characterizes the finest judges in the nation,” Deanell Reece Tacha wrote in a letter to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which plans to debate Six’s nomination today. Tacha, who was appointed by President Reagan, left the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to become law dean at Pepperdine University. Tacha also sent the letter to Kansas Sens. Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran, who have announced that they oppose Six’s nomination but won’t explain why. That opposition puzzles former Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan, who also wrote a letter supporting Six. “I don’t understand why they’re opposed to him,” Stephan told the Journal-World. “I haven’t found anything in his background and his ability that would lead to their objection.” Neither did an American Bar Association committee, which rated Six as “well-qualified” for the position.
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