Sentences with phrase «confirm judicial nominees»

Lawmakers can start by refusing to confirm judicial nominees, such as Vitter and Oldham, who are averse to major civil rights victories.

Republicans need just a simple 51 - vote total to confirm a judicial nominee after the filibuster on lower - level court judicial nominees was killed by Democrats when they last controlled the Senate in an effort to help move along some of Obama's nominees more quickly.

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While the denial of a blue slip does not legally restrict a judge from being approved, Glenn Sugameli, an attorney who is an expert on judicial nominations, told Business Insider in an email earlier this week that «no circuit court nominees have been confirmed over objection of one (or two) home state senators — including under Obama.»

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to invoke the so - called «nuclear option,» making it possible for Congress to confirm most judicial and executive nominees with just 51 votes (as opposed to the previous 61).

Today President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate an eleventh wave of judicial nominees as follows: If confirmed, Mark J. Bennett of Hawaiʻi will serve as a Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.