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Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 17, 2023

Sen. Laphonza Butler will keep Feinstein’s judge vetting committees

Joseph W. Cotchett, a partner with Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP who advises Biden on judicial nominees and other issues, praised the decision because it avoids delays.

U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler, California’s newest Democratic senator, will keep the volunteer committees that advised the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein on recommendations for judges and U.S. attorneys, a spokesman confirmed Thursday.

Wylie A. Aitken, a partner with Aitken Aitken & Cohn in Santa Ana and a member of the Central District of California committee, said the decision will allow them to interview prospective federal judges who might...

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