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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Emil Bove’s Third Circuit Nomination After Democratic Walkout

All Republicans on the Judiciary Committee backed his nomination to the Senate floor, setting up a final confirmation vote that would need just four GOP defections to fail.

Democrats walked out of the Senate Judiciary Committee vote to advance Emil Bove's nomination to serve as a judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Attorney Emil Bove looks on as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024 on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, at New York Criminal Court in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., on January 10, 2025. ANGELA WEISS/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Overview

  • Republican members voted 12-0 to move Emil Bove’s nomination out of committee after Senate Democrats walked out to protest the refusal to allow further debate.
  • Democrats objected to the committee’s decision not to call whistleblower Erez Reuveni, who alleged Bove urged DOJ lawyers to defy court orders blocking deportation flights.
  • More than 900 former Justice Department attorneys and over 75 former judges have opposed Bove’s elevation, citing his role in dismissing the New York Mayor Eric Adams corruption case and reassigning Jan. 6 prosecutors.
  • Chairman Chuck Grassley defended Bove as qualified and dismissed the allegations as a “political hit job,” noting Bove’s sworn denial of instructing DOJ staff to ignore court orders.
  • With Republicans holding a 53-47 majority in the Senate, Bove now faces a floor vote where just four GOP senators could block his lifetime appointment.