The Senate Judiciary Committee has failed to advance federal magistrate judge Sarah Netburn’s nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The committee reached a 10-11 vote with all Republicans, plus Democratic Senator John Ossoff of Georgia, voting against her candidacy. The opposition centered around Netburn’s previous recommendation to allow a transgender inmate to be transferred to a women’s detention facility.
For further details on the committee’s decision and its implications, refer to the original article from the National Law Journal.