Altman First Judicial Pick to Test Faster Confirmation Push (2)

Roy Altman on Wednesday became the first in a likely wave of Donald Trump district court appointees to be considered under an accelerated Senate confirmation timetable.

The Republican-led chamber changed its rules for certain presidential appointees, including trial court judges, to radically shorten the required time between the end of debate and the start of a confirmation vote.

The chamber voted 66 to 33 to invoke cloture, or end debate on Altman’s nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and set the stage for a likely confirmation vote on Thursday.

Altman, a partner at Podhurst ...