Judiciary Committee Advances Judicial Nominations for Sixth Circuit and Missouri District Courts, U.S. Attorney Nominations for Idaho and Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON
– The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:
Whitney D. Hermandorfer, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, by a vote of 12-10;
Zachary M. Bluestone, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, by a vote of 12-10;
Joshua M. Divine, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, by a vote of 12-10;
Maria A. Lanahan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, by a vote of 12-10;
Cristian M. Stevens, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, by a vote of 12-10;
Bart McKay Davis, to be United States Attorney for the District of Idaho, by a voice vote; and
David Metcalf, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, by a voice vote.
Watch the executive business meeting
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Read Chairman Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) opening statement at the executive business meeting
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, and his statement at the judicial nominations hearing
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