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

Nov. 12, 2018

McConnell-Grassley judicial confirmation push to continue in new Senate session

The politicization of the judicial appointment process was on full display last week, as Republicans coped publicly with the loss of their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives by pointing to their wins in the U.S. Senate, which will allow them to continue confirming young conservative lawyers to the federal bench.

McConnell-Grassley judicial confirmation push to continue in new Senate session
Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, D-California, of the Senate Judiciary Committee during a meeting to consider the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court on Sept. 13.

The politicization of the judicial appointment process was on full display last week, as Republicans coped publicly with the loss of their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives by pointing to their wins in the U.S. Senate, which will allow them to continue confirming young conservative lawyers to the federal bench.

"The voters have ... expressed their support for confirming more great, pro-Constitution judges," President Dona...

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