Graham Asks Older Appellate Judges to Make Room for Younger Ones

Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham called on older appeals court judges to step aside and make room for younger nominees, applying new pressure to get more conservatives into the confirmation pipeline in the final months of President Donald Trump’s first term in office.

“If you’re a circuit judge in your mid-60s, late-60s, you can take senior status, now would be a good time to do that if you want to make sure the judiciary is right-of-center, this is a good time to do it,” Graham, R-S.C, said in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday.

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