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Government

Sep. 17, 2016

Senate Judiciary Committee approves Koh nomination

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday cast a split vote favoring U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh's nomination to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday cast a split vote favoring U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh's nomination to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The 13-7 vote pushes Koh's nomination toward a vote by the full Senate.

With the election looming in November, Republican senators have blocked a vote on President Barack Obama's nominee to the U.S. Suprem...

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