An ex-litigator and current Girl Scouts of America general counsel Jennifer Rochon was confirmed on Wednesday to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
A handful of Senate Republicans supported her in the Democratic-led chamber, which cleared the nomination 51-47.
Rochon, a rare nominee from the general counsel ranks, fits with President Joe Biden’s track record of appointing judges with varied professional backgrounds. A number of nominees with public defender experience, for instance, have been named to the judiciary by Biden.
Rochon is a New York University law graduate, former Peace Corps volunteer, ...
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