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Biden nominates Brad Garcia to D.C. Circuit -- would be first Latino judge on that court
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President Biden has nominated Bradley Garcia, a Department of Justice official, to the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Should he be confirmed, he will be the first Latino on the powerful court.
Garcia, 35, clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and for retired D.C. circuit judge Thomas Griffith; earlier this year he left a partnership in private appellate practice to work in the Office of Legal Counsel, a Justice Department office which advises the federal government.
Griffith, a George W. Bush appointee, said Garcia stood out among his clerks for his reserve and collegiality.
“He’s very humble,” Griffith said. “In discussions in chambers, he wouldn’t be the first one to speak; he wouldn’t even be the second. But then when he did speak, you could tell that he had been listening carefully to everyone, and it would be pretty powerful.”
Garcia, 35, clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and for retired D.C. circuit judge Thomas Griffith; earlier this year he left a partnership in private appellate practice to work in the Office of Legal Counsel, a Justice Department office which advises the federal government.
Griffith, a George W. Bush appointee, said Garcia stood out among his clerks for his reserve and collegiality.
“He’s very humble,” Griffith said. “In discussions in chambers, he wouldn’t be the first one to speak; he wouldn’t even be the second. But then when he did speak, you could tell that he had been listening carefully to everyone, and it would be pretty powerful.”
