In victory for Josh Hawley, Trump names four to long-vacant federal judgeships in St. Louis

Trump Has 4 Judicial Nominees In Mind For Missouri's Federal Trial Courts - Above the Law

(Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) When it comes to nominating judges, it is hard to deny that Donald Trump is a machine. He got 234 federal judges confirmed during his first term; three of those helped secure a Republican majority on the Supreme Court. This is far from stating that the machine is perfect. While most of the confirmed judges were ranked “Very Qualified” by the ABA, 67 judges skirted by with a “Qualified” — but the remain…

Trump Announces 5 Judicial Nominations for Missouri, DC Courts

President Donald Trump announced a slate of judicial nominations on May 6 to serve on courts in both Missouri and the District of Columbia, building on his first nomination from last week. Trump said in Truth Social posts that he was nominating Joshua Divine, Zachary Bluestone, Maria Lanahan, and Cristian Stevens to serve as judges on the U.S. District Court in Missouri. Divine, who currently serves as the solicitor general of Missouri, previous…

Trump announces his nominees for federal judicial appointments in Missouri and Washington, D.C. - Washington Examiner

President Donald Trump announced his nominees for several federal judgeships in a press release on Tuesday night. Trump named his first judicial nominee, Whitney Hermandorfer, last week. Hermandorfer would serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit if confirmed. She is currently the director of the strategic litigation unit in the office of the Tennessee Attorney General.  Trump named five others on Tuesday night to serve …

In victory for Josh Hawley, Trump names four to long-vacant federal judgeships in St. Louis

If approved, Trump will have appointed seven of eight of the federal judges in St. Louis, affirming Sen. Josh Hawley’s strategy of waiting out the Biden administration.

Trump ramps up judicial nominations with four picks in Missouri

(Reuters) — President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he was nominating four Missouri lawyers with experience as prosecutors or working under the state's Republican attorney general to serve as