Judges and Judiciary,
Government,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
May 10, 2018
9th Circuit nominee faces questions about college writings while senators spar over ‘blue slip’ tradition
Ryan W. Bounds, an Oregon federal prosecutor nominated by President Donald Trump to sit on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, expressed regret about controversial opinion columns he wrote during college at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, telling senators from both parties his words were not as respectful as they should have been.
Ryan W. Bounds, an Oregon federal prosecutor nominated by President Donald Trump to join the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, said he regretted the tone of controversial opinion columns he wrote during college, as he told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday his words were not as respectful as they should have been.
“I would like to start by making clear that I, sitting here today nearly a quarter century later, sha...
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