Richard Federico, President Joe Biden’s current
nominee
for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, defended his past federal public defender role at a recent confirmation hearing. Amid criticism from Republican senators in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Federico elaborated on the positions he had taken on behalf of clients during his tenure in Kansas.
This confirmation hearing also saw Biden’s nominee for the 7th Circuit, a yet unnamed individual, under the scrutiny of GOP questioners. The GOP’s line of questioning and its relevance to the nominees’ potential roles once confirmed reflect the ongoing attention given to the professional backgrounds and diversity of judicial candidates.
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