President Donald Trump plans to nominate three sitting judges and a federal prosecutor to district court seats in Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Three of the four planned nominees, two of whom have Big Law experience, would fill vacancies in Illinois, a blue state where 17% of the current seats sit vacant, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis of Federal Judicial Center data.
The Senate has been slow to confirm nominees with two Democratic members, including Illinois.
In an effort to make good on his 2016 campaign promise, Trump has worked with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to remake the judiciary ...
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