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Senate Dems to start confirming Biden's judges to 'restore the balance' in courts
NBC NewsThe Senate voted to advance what Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called the "first of many" judicial nominations.
WASHINGTON — The Senate is set to approve President Joe Biden's first judicial nominees this week, marking the start of an ambitious push to make an impact on the federal courts.
The Senate advanced the nomination of Julien Xavier Neals to be a district judge in New Jersey by a vote of 66-28 on Monday, setting up a final confirmation vote Tuesday.
Next up on Tuesday is Regina M. Rodriguez to be a district judge in Colorado.
The two were advanced in committee last month, along with three other nominees, including Ketanji Brown Jackson for the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
WASHINGTON — The Senate is set to approve President Joe Biden's first judicial nominees this week, marking the start of an ambitious push to make an impact on the federal courts.
The Senate advanced the nomination of Julien Xavier Neals to be a district judge in New Jersey by a vote of 66-28 on Monday, setting up a final confirmation vote Tuesday.
Next up on Tuesday is Regina M. Rodriguez to be a district judge in Colorado.
The two were advanced in committee last month, along with three other nominees, including Ketanji Brown Jackson for the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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