Posted on 11/17/2020 5:20:23 AM PST by cotton1706
President Trump nominated his pick to fill the appeals court vacancy left by Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. A White House statement on Monday announced that the nomination of Thomas Kirsch II, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, was sent to the Senate for consideration. "Thomas L. Kirsch II, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, vice Amy Coney Barrett, elevated," the statement said.
The White House announced that Kirsch, an Indiana University and Harvard Law graduate, was Trump's pick for the vacancy weeks ago, but the notice on Monday now puts Kirsch's future in the hands of the Senate. Republicans currently hold a slight majority in the upper chamber of Congress, but runoffs in Georgia leave the balance of power in the upper chamber uncertain next year.
After graduating from Harvard Law, Kirsch worked as a law clerk for Judge John Tinder in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. He was a partner in the Winston & Strawn law firm and worked in multiple roles at the Justice Department. He then went on to work as an assistant U.S. attorney in Indiana from 2001 to 2008, focusing on white-collar crime.
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Also, Judge Flaum on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals is moving to “senior status” effective November 30th. President Trump should nominate someone for that appeals court vacancy QUICKLY... just in case.
Thanks! That’s news to me.
"He then went on to work as an assistant U.S. attorney in Indiana from 2001 to 2008, focusing on white-collar crime."
White collar crime.. Well, when he gets to DC he should be happier then a frog caught in a fly trap. There sure is lots of that in that town...
If they don’t get him confirmed by 11:59 am on January 3, 2021, he’ll have to be renominated. This is because the current 116th Congress adjourns sine die at that time, and all pending, unpassed bills and confirmations become nullities.
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