Democrat Peter Welch, the newest member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, shares something in common with many of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees: a public defender background.
Welch, who replaced Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) in the chamber and on the committee, was a local defender early in his career before serving in the Vermont legislature and the US House.
“I just had a desire to help folks who really didn’t have access to justice,” Welch said in an interview with Bloomberg Law. “And then secondly, I liked being in the courtroom.”
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