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Judges and Judiciary,
Government

Mar. 9, 2021

Senator Alex Padilla’s judge-vetting committees have started up

Some of the committee members are on board already, and they are getting started reviewing prospective judges even before everyone is in place, according to an attorney familiar with the process.

Senator Alex Padilla’s judge-vetting committees have started up
From left: California Sen. Alex Padilla and Raphael Warnock of Georgia walk with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and other new Democratuic members of the Senate in the Capitol on Jan. 21. (New York Times News Service)

Sen. Alex Padilla, the newly appointed Democratic senator from California, is hurrying to gather members of committees that will vet candidates for vacancies on the federal bench and for U.S. attorney positions.

Political strategist Michael A. Troncoso, who was a member of Padilla’s transition team and previously worked for Vice President Kamala Harris as her chief legal and policy adviser when she was California attorney general, is...

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