Judges and Judiciary
Jun. 13, 2012
Last 9th Circuit nominee moves closer to confirmation
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Andrew D. Hurwitz crossed a crucial, apparently decisive procedural threshold on Monday, leaving him one step away from the federal bench.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Andrew D. Hurwitz crossed a crucial, apparently decisive procedural threshold on Monday, leaving him one step away from the federal bench.
Sixty senators voted to invoke cloture, thus breaking the GOP's filibuster against Hurwitz and clearing the way for senators to consider approving the Arizona Supreme Court justice.
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