Senate confirms Trump's first judicial nominee of his second term

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Hat tip, Good Morning America

Senate confirms Trump’s first judicial nominee of his second term

The Associated Press
July 14, 2025, 6:45 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s first judicial pick of his second term, voting to approve Whitney Hermandorfer as a judge for the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The confirmation of Hermandorfer, who worked for Tennessee’s attorney general, comes after the Democratic-led Senate under former President Joe Biden confirmed 235 federal judges and the Republican-led Senate in Trump’s first term confirmed 234 federal judges.

The two presidents each worked to reshape the judiciary, with Trump taking advantage of a high number of judicial vacancies at the end of President Barack Obama’s term and Democrats working to beat Trump’s number after he had the opportunity to nominate three Supreme Court justices.

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[FBaggins]

1. Replaces an Obama appointee we were unable to replace last year

Announced taking senior status last January (once a replacement was confirmed). I think she’s the only appellate judge who didn’t rescind her retirement after the election.

This one is in her mid 30s and clerked for Kavanaugh, Alito, and Barrett… and the 6th circuit shifts to 10-6 at the en-banc level and it’s still overwhelmingly red at the senior level.