The Senate confirmed a Mississippi appeals court judge and former Republican lawmaker to a seat on the Fifth Circuit Wednesday, marking the 200th judge President Donald Trump has placed on a federal court.
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In the face of firm opposition from Democrats and with less than a year of experience on the bench, Judge Justin Walker landed a seat on the second highest court in the land Thursday after the GOP-controlled Senate confirmed his nomination to the D.C. Circuit with a 51-42 vote.
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bate over textualism launched by the Supreme Court’s decision extending federal anti-discrimination laws to gay and transgender workers made its way to the Senate on Wednesday, where Republicans grilled judicial nominees on their views of the legal philosophy.
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Supreme Court watchers were left scratching their heads when they learned Justice Neil Gorsuch was the author of Monday’s landmark LGBT rights ruling, but not because the Trump appointee might have been expected to side with his conservative colleagues in dissent.
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A Mississippi appeals court judge and former Republican lawmaker advanced toward a seat on the Fifth Circuit with a party-line vote from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
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President Donald Trump on Monday announced plans to nominate a California state court judge to a seat on the federal bench.
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed a conservative filmmaker whose nonprofit is under investigation to lead the agency that oversees Voice of America.
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Democrats accused GOP colleagues of cronyism on Thursday as they pushed forward the D.C. Circuit nomination of a judge known to be a lifelong friend of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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A hedge fund holding nearly $500 million in distressed Puerto Rican debt lost its Supreme Court fight Monday over the creation of a board designed to rescue the territory from its financial crisis.
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The Senate confirmed Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as director of national intelligence Thursday, ending a nine-month nomination saga for the staunch Trump ally.
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A Mississippi state court judge nominated to a seat on the Fifth Circuit faced opposition from Senate Democrats on Wednesday for his partisan past, particularly his support of voter identification laws and criticism of the Affordable Care Act.
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Behind closed doors in a secure facility on Capitol Hill, Republicans pushed President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Congressman John Ratcliffe, closer to the finish line Tuesday.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee approved eight of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees on Thursday, setting up confirmation votes before the full Senate.
Read moreA staunch Trump supporter and North Carolina businessman will be the next postmaster general of the U.S. Postal Service, the agency’s Board of Governors announced on Wednesday.
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Fifty-four days after Justin Walker fist-bumped Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at the new district judge’s investiture ceremony, the 37-year-old Kentuckian is racing toward a seat on the D.C. Circuit.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced two new nominees to federal courts in Florida and California.
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Airing his frustrations that the Senate has not confirmed a number of judicial and administrative vacancies, President Donald Trump on Wednesday night threatened to use his executive power to adjourn both bodies of Congress.
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President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to nominate a Kentucky federal judge and former law professor who clerked for now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to a seat on the D.C. Circuit.
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President Donald Trump on Monday announced plans to nominate a Mississippi Court of Appeals judge who previously served as a Republican state lawmaker to a long-vacant seat on the Fifth Circuit.
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Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine sent a letter to the White House recommending President Donald Trump nominate two magistrate judges for a position on a federal court in their state.
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