Judges and Judiciary
May 17, 2013
After long confirmation battle, Orrick confirmed to federal bench
William H. Orrick III was confirmed to the federal bench in the Northern District of California after a 56-41 vote on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon.
By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
William H. Orrick III was confirmed to the federal bench in the Northern District of California after a 56-41 vote on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon. Orrick's nomination for the position was announced last June, but delays were caused by election year politics and Republican concerns about his work defending the Obama administration's immigration policies. In a statement, Sen. Dianne Feinstein decried the lengthy process of...
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