The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a presidential appointment to a civilian military review court does not disqualify a judge from continuing to serve on a military criminal appeals panel.
Read moreTwo of President Donald Trump’s nominees to seats on the Fourth Circuit had an easy hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, promising lawmakers they would remain independent and fair if confirmed to the federal bench.
Read moreSen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., last week delayed a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on President Donald Trump’s pick for a seat on the 11th Circuit for reasons “unrelated to the nominee’s merits,” according to a committee source.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday narrowly approved the nominations of two state court judges President Donald Trump has nominated to serve on federal courts in Oklahoma and Florida.
Read moreWhite House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow has suffered a heart attack, President Donald Trump tweeted while in transit to a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Read morePresident Donald Trump announced 12 new nominees for federal courts across the country on Thursday, including three for appellate courts.
Read moreThe Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly confirmed an Alabama attorney to a seat on the federal court in Birmingham.
Read moreAfter 64 years on the books, the landmark civil rights ruling Brown v. Board of Education has featured prominently in Senate judicial confirmation hearings of late. Experts are divided on how to interpret silence on the precedent by nominees.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced six of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominations, including one to the Fifth Circuit who faced opposition from Democrats and liberal groups over his work advocating conservative legal causes in court.
Read moreA former Georgia state solicitor general and current state Supreme Court judge told senators on Wednesday she is mindful of the difference between a judge and advocate and promised to make that transition fully if confirmed to the 11th Circuit.
Read morePresident Donald Trump on Friday tapped current acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to be the next permanent head of the department.
Read moreThe Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday endorsed President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the CIA, paving the way for her widely expected confirmation.
Read moreGina Haspel secured enough support to win confirmation as President Donald Trump’s CIA director Tuesday after the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner, said he would vote in her favor.
Read moreThe Senate on Tuesday confirmed two of President Donald Trump’s nominees to seats on federal appellate courts, one narrowly to the Sixth Circuit and the other to the 10th Circuit by an overwhelming margin.
Read moreMichael Scudder, a partner at the Chicago firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Judge Amy St. Eve, who sits on the U.S. District Court for the District of Illinois, each received bipartisan support on Monday evening.
Read morePresident Donald Trump on Thursday announced the nominations of 10 new judges, including one to the Ninth Circuit and seven to courts across New York.
Read moreGina Haspel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, told lawmakers Wednesday that if confirmed, she would not pledge a loyalty oath to Trump and would disobey directives she found immoral.
Read morePresident Donald Trump on Monday defended Gina Haspel, his nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, dismissing debate over her involvement in a harsh interrogation program and arguing Democrats want her out because she “is too tough on terror.”
Read moreWhite House doctor Ronny Jackson withdrew from consideration as Veterans Affairs secretary on Thursday, saying “false allegations” against him have become a distraction.
Read moreThe Senate on Tuesday narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Fifth Circuit, despite objections from liberals about his past work advocating in court against the federal health care law’s birth control mandate and other controversial social issues.
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