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Sens. Advance Biden Appellate Picks, Spar Over Defenders
Law360 (July 15, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT) -- A Senate panel on Thursday advanced President Joe Biden's nominees to the Second and Tenth circuits and Washington state's federal bench as Republicans questioned the philosophy and experience that public defenders would bring to appellate courts.
Second Circuit judicial nominee Eunice C. Lee advanced toward confirmation, with support from Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, despite criticism from Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, that she lacks experience. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) Second Circuit pick Eunice C. Lee saw an 11-10 vote along party lines. An abstention by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., avoided a tie vote that would make her eventual confirmation take up more...