Biden Judge Pick Who Failed Spot Quiz Attracts GOP Criticism (1)

A President Joe Biden judicial nominee who bungled questions about the Constitution at her confirmation hearing is getting Republican pushback as Democrats maintain support.

Charnelle Bjelkengren, a nominee to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, failed to answer questions at the Jan. 25 hearing from Senate Judiciary Committee member John Kennedy (R-La.) about the scope of Articles V and II and a legal theory about statutory interpretation. Article V deals with amendments and Article II is about the executive branch.

“Is this the caliber of legal expert with which President Biden is filling the federal bench? ...