Democrats Challenge Pick to Replace Barrett on Seventh Circuit

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President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the Seventh Circuit seat left empty by Justice Amy Coney Barrett faced sharp criticism Wednesday from Senate Democrats who warned against filling vacancies on the federal bench during the lame-duck period. They called the final surge to confirm conservative judges unprecedented following the president’s failed bid for reelection. Trump joins a list of just 10 one-term presidents.

Senators on the Judiciary Committee heard from Thomas L. Kirsch, tapped to serve on the Seventh Circuit after Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court last month, as well as four nominees to serve on district courts in Tennessee and South Carolina and the Federal Claims Court.

The GOP-controlled Senate also confirmed three district judges on Tuesday and two more on Wednesday, before recessing for Thanksgiving until Nov. 30.

Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has urged Republicans to respect the will of the voters and stop seating Trump judges after President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.

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