President Joe Biden may soon appoint an anti- abortion judge to the federal bench as part of a broader deal with Senate Minority LeaderMitch McConnell.
Senate Minority LeaderMitch McConnell is on Capitol Hill.
According to the U.S. Courts website, Karen Caldwell will be taking senior status and retiring from the federal bench.
Andy Beshear (D) said the White House told them of the president's intention to nominate ChadMeredith to the Eastern District of Kentucky, which they strongly oppose
He argued in favor of the state's abortion restrictions in court in 2018).
Critics suggested that the pardons of people convicted of rape and murder may have been politically motivated.
According to the Courier Journal, Yarmuth and other Democrats believe the nomination is a way for Biden to prevent McConnell from stymying other Biden.
The White House hasn't responded to a request for comment and hasn't responded to a question about whether Biden is going to nominate him.
It's not clear when Caldwell will retire or who will replace her.
The Trump administration had previously considered him for a federal judge position, but later dropped him. McConnell has been pushing for the conservative attorney to get a federal appointment, but it's not clear why.
Beshear said it was indefensible if the president made that nomination.
There might be more conservative judicial appointments in the future. McConnell could block the president's judicial nominees from being confirmed if Republicans took back the Senate in November. George Washington University law professor John Collins said that Biden could strike deals with McConnell to allow more right-leaning judges through as a way to get his own nominees confirmed. He thinks it will be a package of red state nominees.
Right after the Supreme Court overturned the abortion ban in 1973, Biden looked at the anti- abortion group. The state of Kentucky had a ban on abortions that took effect after the decision but was blocked by a state court. The president hasn't nominated any judges to courts in states with Republican senators as of September, despite installing a record number of judicial nominees. The chance for senators to block judicial nominees from their states is probably why, as they can submit their opinions on the nominee to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will take them into consideration when they consider the potential judge and possibly derail their confirmation.
The seat for Biden's anti- abortion GOP nominee will be opened by the Kentucky federal judge stepping down.
Kentucky Democrats say that Biden intends to appoint a conservative to federal judgeship.
Biden plans to appoint a GOP abortion opponent to judgeship.
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