April Perry’s nomination to a US district court seat advanced in the Senate Judiciary Committee after her selection to become the first female federal chief prosecutor for Chicago previously was derailed by Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio).
Perry gained bipartisan committee support, 13-8, on Thursday in her bid for a judgeship on the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Currently the Republican vice presidential candidate, Vance blocked Perry’s nomination as US attorney in Chicago. He pledged in 2023 to place holds on President Joe Biden’s Justice Department nominees to protest what he called the politically-motivated prosecution of Donald ...
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