Trump Taps Mike Davis Ally to Advise on Judicial Selection

The Republican National Committee’s lead elections attorney, who is a close ally of conservative legal advocate Mike Davis, has joined the White House Counsel’s office to work on judicial nominations, according to two people familiar with the administration’s plans.

Stephen Kenny’s prominent role in the White House Counsel’s office signals the potential influence Davis and his conservative legal group, the Article III Project, are expected to have on lifetime judicial appointments during President Donald Trump’s second term.

Davis, a former chief nominations counsel for Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), had hired Kenny to serve alongside him as the two worked on ...