President Joe Biden announced five new US trial court nominees to serve in Florida and South Carolina as the White House continues to negotiate with Republican senators about filling a large number of red state vacancies.
The nominees include four US magistrate judges and a former federal prosecutor turned in-house counsel, resumes that are common among Biden nominees backed by Republican home state senators, rather than the more non-traditional ones favored by progressive advocates.
Republicans have the ability to block trial court nominees through the blue slip process, which is no longer the practice for appellate judges.
The nominees are: ...
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