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The committee voted 12-10 all party lines in favor of Merriam, with one republican senator joining Democrats. The full Senate must vote to confirm Merriam and is expected to do so easily.

Even as Merriam was appeared at the Senate, the White House was running background checks on two prospective nominees for a third Connecticut seat on the circuit court - one a member of the state Supreme Court and a second a member of the Yale Law School.

The President is announcing five new federal judicial nominees, all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and

New Haven native Sarah Merriam has been nominated by President Joe Biden for the U.S....

Merriam is a former federal public defender and U.S. Magistrate Judge who was appointed to the U.S. District Court in Connecticut late last year by Biden. In addition, she was political director to a state employee union local and managed or helped manage campaigns for two Democratic U.S. Senators — current Sen. Murphy and former Sen. Christopher Dodd.