Bloomberg Law
May 15, 2018, 7:41 PM UTC

Two More Trump Picks Confirmed to 7th Circuit, Both Unanimously

Patrick L. Gregory
Patrick L. Gregory
Reporter

The Senate May 14 unanimously confirmed Amy St. Eve and Michael Scudder to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Nineteen appeals court appointments have been confirmed under President Donald Trump, including seven this year. Four alone have made it through to the Seventh Circuit, which covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Three of those have occurred in the past week.

The Seventh Circuit now has nine members appointed by Republicans and two by Democrats.

Republicans are moving aggressively to confirm judges ahead of the November midterms with the possibility looming they could lose their Senate majority. And with ...

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