President Joe Biden on Thursday announced five new federal judicial nominees, shattering his record for nominations made in one week, as progressives pressure the White House and Senate Democrats to pick up the pace for filling vacancies before November's midterms.
The latest batch of nominees include selections for district courts in California, Illinois, Oregon and New Mexico, though Biden once again did not move ahead with a controversial plan to nameby the Democratic president. In total, he has made 16 nominations to the district and circuit courts since Tuesday, which the progressive group Demand Justice called a one-week record for his presidency.The latest nominees include two for the San Diego-based U.S.
The Senate on Thursday voted for the 69th time to confirm a Biden judicial nominee by elevating U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Locher to be a district court judge in Southern Iowa.
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