US Senate confirms Trump's newest conservative judge pick to 9th Circuit

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed a former clerk to conservative Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and the late Antonin Scalia to serve as a judge on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Gov. Cox’s pick for Utah Supreme Court won’t discuss abortion law, wins GOP favor in Senate committee

Republicans on the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee move Gov. Spencer Cox's nominee to the Utah Supreme Court to the full Senate for a vote later this month.

U.S. Senate confirms federal court appointment for Alabama Supreme Court Judge Bill Lewis

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Bill Lewis has been appointed to serve as a federal judge in the Middle District of Alabama. The U.S. Senate voted 58-40 on Oct. 27 to confirm the appointment, said U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court: What Is a ‘Retention Election’ and How Does It Work?

Voters will decide whether three justices who were elected as Democrats keep their seats for another 10-year term.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court faces a key election as justice warns that a deadlock would be 'disastrous'

David Wecht, one of three Democratic justices facing up-or-down retention votes Tuesday, told NBC News that "it's extremely hard to work with a shorthanded court."
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