The Biden administration has announced plans to nominate April Perry to a US district court seat in Chicago. This follows the failure of Perry’s previous nomination for the role of the first female federal chief prosecutor in the city, a nomination that had been blocked in the Senate.
April Perry, who had been selected for her groundbreaking potential role as Chicago’s first female chief US prosecutor, was stymied by Ohio Republican Senator JD Vance. In a controversial move, Vance had made a pledge to place holds on all Justice Department appointees under the Biden administration as a protest against what he has described as the politically-motivated prosecution of Donald Trump.
Despite this setback, Perry’s nomination for the prosecutor position had managed to advance out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on largely party lines last year. Now, the Biden administration is taking a different route to bring Perry to a position of federal legal influence by nominating her for a US district court seat in a city where she has built her career.
The White House made its announcement for this new nomination on Wednesday, paving the way for a significant step in Perry’s legal career despite Senator Vance’s blockade.
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