Tenth Circuit Vacancy Holds Up Kansas District Court Nomination

April 26, 2023, 7:23 PM UTC

A dispute between the White House and Senate Republicans over the fate of a powerful appellate court post has stalled a judicial nominee related to a senior House Democrat.

GOP Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall of Kansas are withholding their support for President Joe Biden’s nominee for a district court in their home state of Kansas—Jabari Wamble—as they negotiate with the White House over a nominee for the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

“I’m open to his nomination, and we’re having conversations with the White House about trying also to fill the Tenth Circuit vacancy at ...

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