Mónica Ramírez Almadani, an immigrant rights attorney who led and backed cases against Trump-era immigration policies, was confirmed to a seat on the Los Angeles-based federal trial court.
The Senate voted 51-44 on Thursday to confirm Ramírez Almadani, president and CEO of Public Counsel, a national pro bono firm that provides free and low-cost legal services for public interest litigation.
The former federal prosecutor and Kamala Harris adviser during her days as California attorney general is headed to the US District Court for the Central District of California.
Ramírez Almadani, 43, has moved between government and public interest work in ...
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