Fourth Circuit Pick Advances as Senate Confirms Biden Judges (1)

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Richmond, Virginia based circuit court Thursday sending his nomination to the full Senate for consideration.

The committee voted 14-8 in support of Toby Heytens to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The committee also advanced four district court picks Thursday for courts in Virginia and Connecticut.

Heytens, who served as the solicitor general of Virginia, received support from all of the committee’s Democrats and three Republicans, including ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).

Grassley said he believed Heytens would have a “moderating ...