White House Said to Vet Two Women for Sixth Circuit Seat (1)

The White House has been vetting two women lawyers for a vacancy on the Ohio-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Rachel Bloomekatz, a public interest lawyer and former state counsel for the Biden-Harris campaign, and Alexandra Schimmer, Denison University vice president and general counsel who served as Ohio’s solicitor general, have been under consideration for the court, two sources with knowledge of the vetting told Bloomberg Law on the condition of anonymity.

The White House declined to provide a comment. Bloomekatz and Schimmer didn’t respond to requests for comment.

The selection process for the expected ...