The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance five judicial nominees to the floor, including two appellate picks for the Seventh and Ninth Circuits.
The committee voted 12-8 on President Joe Biden’s nomination of John Lee to the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and 11-2 on Judge Salvador Mendoza’s nomination to the Ninth Circuit.
In addition to committee Democrats, both won support from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Lee also received support from Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.).
The committee also approved the nominations of Northern District of Illinois nominee Nancy Maldonado, District of Delaware nominee Gregory Williams, and Southern ...
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