Patrick Wyrick, an Oklahoma Supreme Court justice and a protege of former Trump EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, is likely to win confirmation to a federal district court seat as early as Tuesday.
Wyrick’s among four trial court nominees up for procedural votes in the Senate. He’s No. 2 on the list, so it’s possible that lawmakers would proceed to a confirmation vote later in the day. They first must invoke cloture, which would limit debate to two hours under rule changes approved by the Republican-led Senate last week to speed judicial nominations.
Wyrick was Oklahoma’s solicitor general under Pruitt, ...