President Biden plans to nominate a conservative lawyer who has represented anti-abortion causes to a federal judgeship in Kentucky, according to Rep. John Yarmuth’s (D-Ky.) office. Chad Meredith, …

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President Joe Biden intends to nominate an anti-abortion Republican lawyer to a federal judgeship, two Kentucky Democrats informed of the decision say.

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Biden intends to nominate a conservative, anti-abortion lawyer to federal judgeship, Kentucky Democrats say

By Maegan Vazquez, Daniella Diaz and MJ Lee, CNNPresident Joe Biden intends to nominate an anti-abortion Republican lawyer to a federal judgeship, two Kentucky Democrats informed of the decision say.The prospective nominee, conservative lawyer Chad Meredith, would serve in a lifetime appointment to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, even though there’s no judicial position currently open on the court.Meredith’s prospecti…

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Biden plans to nominate anti-abortion lawyer as federal judge: Yarmuth

Biden has reportedly agreed to appoint a lawyer to a federal judgeship who is outside the mold of those traditionally selected by Democratic presidents.

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The deal, first reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal, would see McConnell promise not to hold up any of Biden's future federal nominations.

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Biden May Nominate Anti-Abortion Lawyer For Judgeship In Deal With McConnell: Reports

President Joe Biden has reportedly struck a deal with Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to nominate an anti-abortion lawyer to a lifetime federal judgeship in Kentucky, news that comes less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion."Lifetime appointments to federal courts for people with records like Chad Meredith are unacceptable."According to Louisville's Courier-Journal, Biden has agre…

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'Massive betrayal': Biden cuts deal with McConnell to nominate anti-abortion judge

A Kentucky Democrat said Biden will nominate anti-abortion lawyer Chad Meredith and claimed it's part of a deal to rein in Mitch McConnell.

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Biden to nominate an anti-abortion Republican to be a lifetime federal judge 5 days after he vowed to protect abortion rights

President Biden may nominate a conservative, anti-abortion lawyer for a lifetime judgeship in Kentucky as part of a deal with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the Louisville Courier-Journal reports.In return, McConnell would agree to not hold up any future federal nominations by the Biden White House.

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Conservative lawyer Chad Meredith would serve in a lifetime appointment to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Meredith previously worked as then-Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's deputy counsel, defending a state law that requires doctors performing abortions to first perform an ultrasound and describe the image on the monitor to the patient.

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