US EditionTrump nominates TN AG's Office director of strategic litigation to serve on US Court of Appeals
- President Donald Trump nominated Whitney Hermandorfer, director of Tennessee's Strategic Litigation Unit, to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to fill Judge Jane Stranch's vacancy.
- Judge Stranch took senior status in January, creating the vacancy, and Hermandorfer’s nomination follows Trump's pattern of appointing originalist-aligned legal figures.
- Whitney Hermandorfer gained valuable experience working with Justices Alito, Barrett, and Judge Kavanaugh, has led significant constitutional challenges including opposition to the Biden administration’s Title IX changes, and has been recognized across the political spectrum for her strong litigation abilities.
- Trump highlighted that Hermandorfer has been actively involved in legal efforts to defend individuals against excessive actions by the federal government and described her as a committed advocate for girls’ and women’s sports.
- If confirmed by the Senate, Hermandorfer will join a conservative-leaning circuit court covering four states and continue to shape federal appellate jurisprudence under Trump’s second term.
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President Trump Nominates Tennessee's Whitney Hermandorfer to Serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals - Tennessee Star
President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Whitney Hermandorfer, who works in the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General as director of the Strategic Litigation Unit, to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, marking the first judicial appointment of the president’s second term.
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I was going to skip editorializing this Truth Social post because it was supposed to be just about Whitney Hermandorfer being nominated by Trump to the Court of Appeals of the Sixth Circuit. Then I noticed something at the end. Hermandorfer is a...
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