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Judges and Judiciary,
Government,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Jun. 8, 2018

9th Circuit nominee advances to full Senate vote despite lack of home state senators’ support

President Donald Trump’s first nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a conservative Oregon federal prosecutor who has come under fire for controversial opinion pieces on sexual assault and race he authored while in college, advanced through the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday on a partisan 11-10 vote.

9th Circuit nominee advances to full Senate vote despite lack of home state senators’ support
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Bounds of Oregon, who is President Donald Trump's first nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, advanced through the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

President Donald J. Trump’s first nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a conservative Oregon federal prosecutor who has come under fire for controversial opinion pieces he wrote in college on sexual assault, advanced through the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday on a party line 11-10 vote.

Democrats spoke at length during an executive business meeting, warning that the decision to move forward with the nominee, who lac...

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