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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Feb. 13, 2018

Trump nominates second pick to 9th Circuit as first selection faces scrutiny

President Donald J. Trump announced his second pick for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, nominating former Hawaii attorney general Mark J. Bennett. The announcement came a day after Trump’s first pick for the court, Ryan W. Bounds, a conservative Oregon federal prosecutor, came under fire for opinions he wrote in student publications during his undergraduate years.

Trump nominates second pick to 9th Circuit as first selection faces scrutiny
BENNETT

President Donald J. Trump announced his second pick for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, nominating former Hawaii attorney general Mark J. Bennett to fill the vacancy created by Circuit Judge Richard Clifton’s decision to take senior status in 2016.

The announcement came a day after Trump’s first pick for the court, Ryan W. Bounds, a conservative Oregon federal prosecutor, came under fire for opinions he wrote in stu...

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