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| Confirmation of latest Trump judicial pick tilts balance of 11th Circuit Court |
| 2019-11-22 |
| [FOXNEWS] The Senate confirmed yet another of President Trump's picks to a federal circuit court seat Wednesday in a vote that tilts the balance of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to a GOP-appointed majority. The 11th Circuit is now the third court to undergo such a transformation during Trump's presidency. With an 80-15 vote, the Senate confirmed Barbara Lagoa to the seat formerly held by Judge Stanley Marcus, a Clinton appointee who sat on the appeals court that handles cases from Florida, Georgia and Alabama since 1997. Lagoa, the first Cuban-American woman confirmed to the 11th Circuit, tilts that court, which was previously split between six Republican appointees and six Democratic appointees, to a GOP-appointed majority. Trump's nominees alone now hold five of the 12 seats on the 11th Circuit. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Trump's nominees alone now hold five of the 12 seats on the 11th Circuit. Soon to be 6 out of 12. Trump has nominated Andrew Brasher to replace G.H.W. Bush appointee Ed Carnes. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2019-11-22 18:59 |
| #4 #1 Dems can read the writing on the wall. Thanks prob'y in large measure to Venezuela's meltdown and Bernie/Lieawatha's love of Chavez, Maduro et al., Florida is going red for 2020. Sane Dems don't dare upset Cuban-Americans any further or their hopes for 2020 are finished. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-11-22 15:26 |
| #3 It's getting harder and harder for judge shopping Democrats to find a bargain. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-11-22 12:33 |
| #2 ...they needed the Cuban vote out of Miami to contest Florida next year. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-11-22 07:08 |
| #1 Only 15 Dems opposed? Suggests she might not be a good pick. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2019-11-22 00:43 |