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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Jun. 21, 2019

Trump's latest 9th Circuit pick survives procedural vote, despite California senators' opposition

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines Thursday to advance Daniel Aaron Bress to a California seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, despite the fact the state’s two Democratic senators oppose his nomination.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines Thursday to advance Daniel Aaron Bress to a California seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, despite the fact the state’s two Democratic senators oppose his nomination.

Bress, a Washington, D.C.-based partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, was tapped by President Donald Trump to fill a seat left vacant since 2017 when Judge Alex Kozinski resigned following publ...

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