Trump’s Openly Gay Ninth Circuit Nominee Poised for Confirmation (1)

One of two Trump nominees likely to be confirmed to the nation’s largest appeals court this week is an openly gay prosecutor who aided efforts to appoint Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court and consulted on the Trump administration’s zero tolerance Southern border.

A confirmation vote is planned Dec. 10 on Patrick Bumatay’s selection to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit after the Senate voted to invoke cloture, or end debate on his nomination.

The Republican-led Senate is in an all-out push to confirm more judges. It cleared eight district judges last week, bringing the total of ...