Bridget Bade Up Next in Trump Wave of Appeals Court Judges (1)

Another of Donald Trump’s nominees to the federal appeals court he openly disdains is poised to take a big step toward likely confirmation with bipartisan support.

The Senate has scheduled a vote next week on a procedural motion to end debate on the nomination of Magistrate Judge Bridget Bade to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Bade would be the fourth of Trump’s appointees to the San Francisco-based court, which he’s criticized as being too liberal after rulings against him in highly publicized immigration controversies.

Three others are in the Ninth Circuit pipeline as part ...