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Trump seeks to reshape judiciary as first nominees face Senate
Trump seeks to reshape judiciary as first nominees face Senate
By Nate Raymond
June 3, 2025 12:32 PM EDT Updated 9 hours ago
Summary
• Trump decries judges who have stymied his agenda
• President won confirmation of 234 nominees in first term
• Nominees are 'bold and fearless' judges, supporter says
June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's first batch of judicial nominees since returning to the White House is set to go before a U.S. Senate panel as the Republican looks to further reshape a judiciary whose members have stymied parts of his agenda.
Five of the 11 judicial nominees Trump has announced so far are slated to appear on Wednesday before the Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which will weigh whether to recommend them for the full Senate's consideration.
Those nominees all have conservative bona fides that their supporters say will help Trump shift the ideological balance of the judiciary further to the right after making 234 appointments in his first term, which was a near-record for a president's first four years in office.
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Among Wednesday's nominees is Whitney Hermandorfer, who as a lawyer serving under Tennessee's Republican attorney general has defended the state's abortion ban and challenged federal protections for transgender youth.
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By Nate Raymond
June 3, 2025 12:32 PM EDT Updated 9 hours ago
Summary
• Trump decries judges who have stymied his agenda
• President won confirmation of 234 nominees in first term
• Nominees are 'bold and fearless' judges, supporter says
June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's first batch of judicial nominees since returning to the White House is set to go before a U.S. Senate panel as the Republican looks to further reshape a judiciary whose members have stymied parts of his agenda.
Five of the 11 judicial nominees Trump has announced so far are slated to appear on Wednesday before the Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, which will weigh whether to recommend them for the full Senate's consideration.
Those nominees all have conservative bona fides that their supporters say will help Trump shift the ideological balance of the judiciary further to the right after making 234 appointments in his first term, which was a near-record for a president's first four years in office.
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Among Wednesday's nominees is Whitney Hermandorfer, who as a lawyer serving under Tennessee's Republican attorney general has defended the state's abortion ban and challenged federal protections for transgender youth.
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