District Judge Nominees Confirmed After Weekend Work Threat

The Senate confirmed two of President Donald Trump’s district judge nominees April 12.

Both John W. Broomes, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, and Rebecca Grady Jennings, nominated to the Western District of Kentucky, were confirmed unanimously.

The confirmations followed a threat by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R.-Ky.) to keep the Senate in session over the weekend if a slate of nominees weren’t confirmed by then.

Democrats have been requiring 30 hours of debate for judicial nominees, but made an exception last year when McConnell similarly threatened weekend work.

Going forward, “I ...