US Senate confirms Trump judge pick opposed by ex-Fox News host
Source: Yahoo! News/Reuters
Tue, March 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM EDT
March 17 (Reuters) - A conservative legal activist won U.S. Senate approval Tuesday to become a federal judge in Louisiana, despite objections by Democrats and a former Fox News host over testimony she gave five years ago opposing a ban on mandatory arbitration for workplace sexual assault or harassment claims.
The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted 51-45 to confirm Anna St. John, the president and general counsel of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, to a seat on the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Republican President Donald Trump announced St. John's nomination in a January social media post that touted her "strong record of tirelessly fighting to protect Free Speech, champion Religious Liberty, and keep men out of women’s sports."
The New Orleans-based lawyer has worked since 2015 at legal activist Ted Frank's Center for Class Action Fairness, now part of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, helping advance its campaign against class action settlements it says benefits lawyers while delivering little to no relief to consumers.
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Link to Roll Call vote - https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00056.htm
(ALL (D)s/(I)s voted nay with 1 (D) (Gillibrand) not voting)
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