I had thought there would be five judges in this group. These are, I believe, four district judges. There was a hearing and I thought there was a plan to report out a circuit judge, but I notice she is not on this list. I inquire about the nominee--I believe a woman for whom a hearing had been held, for the fifth circuit. What happened on that nomination?
Questioning the composition of a judicial nomination group during Senate proceedings.
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