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Judges and Judiciary,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

May 20, 2019

Republicans to move forward California 9th Circuit nominee over Democrats’ residency objections

Senate Republicans are moving forward with a nominee to a California seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, despite the fact that the attorney hasn’t lived in the state for more than a decade.

Senate Republicans are moving forward with a nominee to a California seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals despite the fact the attorney hasn’t lived in the state for more than a decade.

The decision, announced Thursday by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, infuriated Democrats, who say Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Daniel Aaron Bress shouldn’t get a spot on the San Francisco-based court usually rese...

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