J. Campbell Barker, who challenged Obama-era immigration and health policies for the state of Texas, was one of two Donald Trump nominees confirmed to the federal bench on Wednesday.
The Senate cleared the state deputy solicitor general for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas by a vote of 51 to 47. It then confirmed Alabama Solicitor General Andrew Brasher for the Middle District of Alabama, 52 to 47.
They were the first in a string of district court nominees scheduled for votes this week with the Republican-led Senate ramping up judicial confirmations after ...
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