Trump Announces Red State District Judge Picks, Cutting Backlog

President Donald Trump put forward a new batch of nominees for district court judgeships, largely clearing the backlog of red state vacancies as time dwindles for the Senate to process his picks.

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Trump Plans to Tap Federal Trial Court Judge for Eighth Circuit

President Donald Trump will nominate an Arkansas federal trial court judge to the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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Trump’s Blue State Court Pick Confirmed With Democratic Backing

President Donald Trump’s first blue state judicial pick of his current term garnered rare double-digit support from Democrats, despite repeated calls from progressive groups for them to reject confirm...

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Trump Gets Chance to Round Out Appeals Court With His Appointees

Eighth Circuit Judge Bobby Shepherd will retire from active service and hand President Donald Trump his first chance to fill out a federal appeals bench with a majority of his appointees.

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Committee Democrats Back Trump Blue State Judicial Nominees

Donald Trump’s first judicial nominees backed by their home-state Democratic senators advanced in the Senate Judiciary Committee with support from other Democrats despite progressives urging them to r...

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Trump Announces Plans to Nominate St. John to Fifth Circuit (1)

President Donald Trump announced he plans to nominate Anna St. John to a seat on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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Judge Ross Recuses From DOJ’s Georgia Voter Roll Lawsuit (1)

A federal judge who was reprimanded for misconduct recused herself from hearing the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking Georgia voter rolls.

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Judges’ Misconduct Cases Bring Extra Scrutiny to Strained Courts

Recent public instances of bad behavior by judges are raising questions about their conduct off the bench, and whether the current system for policing misconduct can properly address those issues.

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Senate Confirms Another Trump Attorney to Appeals Court Seat

The Senate voted to confirm one of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys to the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

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Democratic Lawmakers Stay Mum On Georgia Judge’s Misconduct

Congressional Democrats are largely staying silent as Republicans seek the ouster of a Georgia federal judge who a judicial panel found had sex in chambers within earshot of clerks and lied to judges ...

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Tricolor Immigrant Buyers Trusted TikTok Hero With Criminal Past

Thousands of Tricolor borrowers were already navigating bankruptcy. Bloomberg Law found Francisco Aguirre targeted those customers—many Spanish-speaking—with paid legal “help” he wasn’t licensed to pr...

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Judicial Nominees Take New Tack on 2020 Election Questions

Court nominees appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee gave a new answer to inquiries about who won the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost, a question that progressives view as a litmus test...

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Confirmation Completes Trump-Appointed Kansas Trial Court Bench

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s last pending pick for Kansas’ federal trial court bench.

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GOP Senator Warns Trump Court Pick Over Columbia Protests Letter

A Senate Republican pressed a Trump appeals court nominee over his decision to sign a letter pledging not to hire law clerks from Columbia University over its handling of Israel-Hamas war protests.

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Cornyn Bristles at Efforts to Impeach Judges Over Rulings

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) spoke out against attacks on the judiciary, singling out those who call for or attempt to impeach judges over rulings they disagree with.

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Michigan Senators Give Trump Judge Pick Blue-State Support (2)

Michigan’s Democratic US senators gave President Donald Trump his first blue-state backing for a judicial nominee in his second term, a move likely to inflame progressives.

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Trump to Gain New Fifth Circuit Seat as Appointee Steps Back

President Donald Trump will be able to appoint another member of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, as Judge Kurt Engelhardt will take senior status.

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Michigan Senators Give Trump Blue-State Backing for Judge Pick

Michigan’s Democratic US senators will let President Donald Trump’s nominee for a federal trial court judgeship move forward, according to a joint statement.

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Ninth Circuit Reviewing Judge Charged with Misdemeanor Battery

The Ninth Circuit’s chief judge has opened a misconduct review into Judge Ryan Nelson, after he was charged with misdemeanor battery and malicious injury to property.

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Fetterman Is First Democrat to Sign Off on Trump Court Pick

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) returned a blue slip for President Donald Trump’s pick for a Philadelphia-based federal trial court, becoming the first Democratic senator to do so on one of his second term judicial nominees.

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House Republican Preps Impeachment Bid Against Atlanta Judge

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) is drafting articles of impeachment against a federal judge whom a judiciary panel found had sex with a police officer in chambers and improperly attended a political event, ...

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Key GOP Senators Air Skepticism as Trump Gives Nod to Blanche

At least two Republicans have raised doubts about acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation prospects after President Donald Trump announced plans to make him “permanent attorney general,” t...

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Top Republican Weighs Impeachment for Reprimanded Atlanta Judge

The House Judiciary Committee’s top Republican said his staff is looking at possible congressional action after a Georgia federal judge had an affair in her chambers, in earshot of clerks, and lied to...

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Trump’s Chief Nevada Prosecutor Shirks DOJ Orders, Boosts Allies

President Donald Trump’s top Nevada prosecutor, Sigal Chattah, pushed to launch investigations at the behest of former clients and friends while repeatedly bypassing Justice Department orders recusing...

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Senate Confirms Trump Judge Pick Rated Unqualified by ABA

The Senate confirmed the first judicial nominee to receive an “not qualified” rating from the American Bar Association in President Donald Trump’s second term.

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Eleanor Ross of Atlanta Is Judge Reprimanded for Sex in Chambers

Eleanor Ross is the federal district court judge who was subject to a private reprimand for having sex with a police officer in chambers in earshot of law clerks, according to a person familiar with the situation.

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Eleanor Ross of Atlanta Is Judge Reprimanded for Sex in Chambers

Eleanor Ross is the federal district court judge who was subject to a private reprimand for having sex with a police officer in chambers in earshot of law clerks, according to a person familiar with t...

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Light Penalty for Judge Who Had Sex in Chambers Draws Criticism

The judiciary’s private reprimand of a federal judge for having sex at the workplace and lying about it is raising questions about that penalty’s effectiveness.

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Trump Taps Ohio Judge Recommended by Vance for US Trial Court

President Donald Trump plans to nominate an Ohio state judge recommended by Vice President JD Vance to a federal trial court seat in the state.

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