Judges and Judiciary,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dec. 13, 2018
9th Circuit nominee faces likely confirmation battle over past writings
Kenneth K. Lee, a nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, failed to disclose controversial writings on affirmative action to Dianne Feinstein’s judicial selection committee, the senator says. But attorneys who know the Jenner & Block partner say the conservative lawyer has worked to make his firm more diverse.
LOS ANGELES -- When President Donald Trump nominated Kenneth K. Lee, a partner at Jenner & Block, to a vacant seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, California's two Democratic senators were quick to voice objections.
Dianne Feinstein, the ranking member of the powerful Senate committee charged with vetting federal judicial nominees, said in a statement that Lee hadn't disclosed "controversial writings on voting rights an...
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