Senate Confirms Neomi Rao To Replace Kavanaugh On DC Appeals Court

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: Neomi Rao, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, testifies during a Senate Judiciary confirmation hearin... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: Neomi Rao, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, testifies during a Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on February 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rao would fill the seat left vacant by Brett Kavanaugh after Kavanaugh joined the Supreme Court. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Brett Kavanaugh on a high-profile appeals court.

Senators voted 53-46 to confirm White House official Neomi Rao for a seat on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Rao, 45, heads the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, where she plays a key role in Trump’s efforts to roll back federal rules and regulations. She also worked in the George W. Bush White House but has never tried a case in state or federal court.

Trump nominated Rao for the seat left vacant when Kavanaugh joined the Supreme Court last fall.

Lawmakers from both parties expressed concerns about her past writings about sexual assault. Rao distanced herself from language used as an undergraduate.

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  1. Buckle your seatbelts. Any chance of meaningful change from Trumpism is rapidly dying.

  2. Perfectly qualified … for a Trump nominee.

    Damn, it’s gonna take a long time to recover from the all the federal judicial appointments.

  3. Fucking. JOKE.

    I can only hope the paradoxical effect they’re setting up really does happen to the GOP. For every in-road on the Constitution they pave in hopes of it securing themselves permanent power and dominance over the country’s gov’t and culture, demographic shifts will eventually see those roads being used against them in the future by everyone who wants them destroyed permanently. I hope that every single fear they suffer in their white panic is visited upon them tenfold.

    And yes, the ABA is a fucking kkklownshow. This kind of appointment does untold damage to the credibility of the courts and judicial system. The woman is a clueless political hack. This is the kind of shit that makes being a lawyer feel hollow and meaningless.

  4. This woman will be a nightmare on the court. She is totally unqualified. G-d help us.

  5. The Republicans would confirm Hitler himself if he declared himself a conservative.

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