Trump Renominates 11th Circuit Pick as Senate Returns for 2020

President Donald Trump renominated four of his judicial selections Jan. 3, including appeals court nominee Andrew Brasher, after Senate inaction on the nominations before the end of the last session caused them to lapse.

All four of the nominees already had hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the past year, which means they likely won’t need to be reheard by the panel. That could put them at the top of the list for a vote by the committee as the new congressional session begins.

Brasher was appointed several months ago by Trump to a federal trial court in Alabama ...