Justice Jackson’s D.C. Circuit Successor Confirmed by Senate

The Senate confirmed US District Judge Florence Y. Pan to the federal appeals court in Washington, filling the seat vacated by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson when she was elevated to the Supreme Court.

The Senate voted 52-42 Tuesday to elevate Pan to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which is the chief venue for disputes involving government agencies.

Senate Democrats have moved quickly to confirm Biden appellate nominees since returning from the August recess. Pan’s confirmation is the sixth to an appellate court in September, nearly doubling the seven confirmed earlier in 2022.

With Pan’s ...