The Senate confirmed one of President Donald Trump’s few Black judicial nominees with overwhelming bipartisan support, demonstrating continued willingness to move trial court appointments with the backing of most lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Roderick C. Young was confirmed 93-2 to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia where he is currently a magistrate judge.
His nomination was put forward by Virginia’s two Democratic senators and proceeded quickly, considering the slower pace of work on Capitol Hill during summer.
The routine judicial confirmation that occurred on Thursday was in sharp contrast to the pitched partisan ...
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