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Government,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

May 15, 2018

California senators want Koh, Guilford and Feldman for 9th Circuit openings

The White House’s efforts to fill a raft of vacancies on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have hit a roadblock in California, where the state’s two Democratic senators appear ready to put up a fight over potential nominees.

California senators want Koh, Guilford and Feldman for 9th Circuit openings
U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh; Boris Feldman, partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; U.S. District Judge Andrew J. Guilford

California's senators want a pair of federal judges and a Silicon Valley attorney to fill the state's three vacancies on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, despite the White House's efforts to pursue a different slate of candidates.

Earlier this month, Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris sent the names of U.S. District Judges Lucy H. Koh of San Jose and Andrew J. Guilford of Santa Ana, and securities and appellate lawyer Bor...

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