Justin Walker’s Nomination to D.C. Cir. Goes to Full Senate (1)

President Donald Trump’s latest nominee to the court often referred to as the second highest in the land advanced to the full Senate.

The Republican-led Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on Thursday to clear Judge Justin Walker‘s selection to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Walker was successfully confirmed to his U.S. district court seat in Kentucky in October, and he is expected to be approved again with little or no Democratic support.

Walker, 38, is a protege of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a fellow Kentuckian, and a former law clerk for Supreme ...