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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 5, 2011

Two California Judges Clear Committee

A pair of nominees for the federal bench in California won Senate Judiciary Committee approval with no opposition Thursday, but they may need a thaw in the so-called cold war over judicial confirmations to get a Senate vote.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - Two nominees for the federal bench in California won Senate Judiciary Committee approval with no opposition Thursday, clearing the way for a confirmation vote before the full Senate.


The panel vote came a week after Republican members delayed consideration of U.S. Magistrate Judge Anthony J. Battaglia and Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Edward J. Davila, as well as nine other no...

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