Trump Flips Second Circuit With Controversial Judge
In a vote that will flip the makeup of the New York-based appeals court, the Senate on Thursday confirmed a controversial White House lawyer to a seat on the Second Circuit.
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California Judicial Nominees Breeze Through Senate Hearing
With the state facing a nation-high number of judicial emergencies on its district courts, two nominees to the federal bench in California received a warm welcome in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning.
Read moreTrump Hits Milestone for Appointments to Federal Courts
With the Thursday confirmation of a Connecticut prosecutor to a seat on the Second Circuit, President Donald Trump has now filled a quarter of the seats on federal appeals courts in the United States.
Read moreControversial Second Circuit Pick Moves to Full Senate Vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a controversial nominee to the Second Circuit over objections from Democrats about his reluctance to answer questions about issues he worked on while serving as a lawyer in the White House.
Read moreNinth Circuit Judge Confirmed With Little Pushback From Democrats
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed an Oregon state court judge to a seat on the Ninth Circuit, while also setting up a vote that will likely make a quarter of all federal appeals court judges President Donald Trump’s appointees.
Read moreTrump Picks New Alabama Judge for Seat on 11th Circuit
President Donald Trump announced seven new judicial nominees on Wednesday, including an 11th Circuit pick that was confirmed to an Alabama federal court just six months ago.
Read moreMissouri Judge Pick Advances Despite Concerns Over Anti-Abortion Work
While delaying votes on two contentious nominees to federal appeals courts, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a nominee to a federal court in Missouri with a history of handling anti-abortion litigation in court.
Read morePair of Controversial Ninth Circuit Picks Grilled by Senators
Two of President Donald Trump’s picks for the Ninth Circuit endured a contentious nomination hearing in the Senate on Wednesday morning, including one who emotionally defended himself after the American Bar Association rated him not qualified because people it interviewed found him “arrogant” and “lazy” and raised concerns he could not be fair to gay and lesbian litigants.
Read moreKentucky Federal Judge Confirmed Despite Lack of Experience
The Senate on Thursday approved a University of Louisville law professor to a seat on a federal court in Kentucky, despite the American Bar Association deeming him not qualified for the position based on a lack of trial experience.
Read moreNinth and Second Circuit Picks Advance to Full Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved four of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees on Thursday, including picks for the Ninth and Second Circuits.
Read moreSenators Advance DC Judicial Picks and Marshal Nominee
Three attorneys nominated by President Donald Trump for seats on District of Columbia courts and a former federal investigator chosen to serve as the D.C. Superior Court’s U.S. marshal sailed through a committee hearing Tuesday on their way to confirmation in the full Senate.
Read moreJudiciary Snapshot: Trump Nominees Confirmed Oct. 14-18
The Senate confirmed four of President Donald Trump’s nominees to federal district courts this week, while the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced six other nominees.
Read moreTrump Names Four Picks to Fill Federal Court Vacancies
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced two new nominees to federal courts in Alaska and Nevada, as well as two nominees to the Court of Federal Claims.
Read moreSenate Panel Advances Nominees Poised to Reshape 11th Circuit
Two Florida Supreme Court justices and 11th Circuit nominees breezed through their initial Senate hearings Wednesday, moving the Atlanta-based appeals court closer to having a majority of judges appointed by Republican presidents.
Read moreJustices Tackle Bid to Invalidate Puerto Rican Oversight Board
In June of 2016, in response to one of the worst financial crises in Puerto Rican history, President Barack Obama tapped seven people for an oversight board tasked with consolidating debt and pension liabilities that had ballooned to $120 billion.
Read moreSenate Confirms Eugene Scalia as Secretary of Labor
The Senate voted 53-44 on Thursday to confirm Eugene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, as the next head of the Department of Labor.
Read moreRepublicans Come Out Against Trump Fifth Circuit Pick
The future of President Donald Trump’s choice for a seat on the Fifth Circuit is uncertain after multiple Republicans have spoken out against his nomination.
Read moreDemocrats Grill Pick for Missouri Court on Anti-Abortion Work
As nominees to the Ninth and Second Circuits sailed through their nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Democrats on the panel zeroed in on a nominee for a Missouri federal court over her work on anti-abortion litigation.
Read moreTrump Continues to Reshape Ninth Circuit With Two New Picks
President Donald Trump announced six new judicial nominees on Friday, including two to seats on the once reliably liberal Ninth Circuit and four to federal courts in California.
Read moreLabor Nominee Scalia Defends Court Record in Job Cases
President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Labor, the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, defended his record on Thursday from Senate Democrats who said his history representing large companies in court should disqualify him from the position.
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