Texas Judge considered for District Court

Trump advances ousted Texas justice for lifetime federal bench seat

President Trump is moving to place outgoing Texas Supreme Court Justice James Sullivan on the federal bench for life after voters rejected him, a lame-duck push Republicans intend to finish before Democrats take the Senate.

Senate records made public Thursday show the Republican-led Judiciary Committee has received paperwork to begin considering Sullivan for a judgeship in Austin on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Reuters reported that Trump has not announced the nomination, yet the process is already underway.

The nomination is set to be taken up during the lame-duck session in the final weeks before Democrats assume control of the chamber in January. Republicans are pressing to confirm nearly two dozen pending judicial nominees and add to the 56 already confirmed in Trump’s second term.

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