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A slate of federal judicial nominees for positions that included a Ninth Circuit seat and five trial court posts defended their belief in judicial independence and pledged to leave behind prior advocacy when questioned by senators during a confirmation hearing Wednesday.
The Senate voted on a motion to discharge Jennifer Sung's nomination from the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting a tie-breaking vote to put the labor lawyer one step closer to a Ninth Circuit confirmation.
A bipartisan trio of federal lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday to overhaul the NCAA's rules infractions enforcement process by requiring investigations to be completed within a year and establishing a two-year statute of limitations for potential violations.
Ninth Circuit nominee Jennifer Sung is likely still on track to confirmation, as long as Democrats are united in supporting her despite being the first federal judicial nominee this year to get tied up in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced President Joe Biden's nominees for the Ninth Circuit and two district courts in Michigan with some bipartisan support Thursday, while the full Senate confirmed a district judge nominee for the District of Connecticut.