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Senate Judiciary Committee Scrutinizes Trump’s Conservative Judicial Nominees

Republican-controlled Senate aims to confirm nominees swiftly to cement a conservative judiciary reflecting anti-abortion, anti-transgender rulings.

A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo
Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett greet President Donald Trump after his address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on March 4.

Overview

  • Five of President Trump’s 11 judicial nominees testified on June 4, including appeals-court pick Whitney Hermandorfer and Missouri Solicitor General Joshua Divine.
  • Democrats probed nominees’ limited trial experience and records defending state abortion bans and transgender healthcare restrictions.
  • Republicans praised the slate’s conservative credentials and pledged rapid floor votes under GOP Senate control to finalize confirmations.
  • Trump publicly denounced the Federalist Society for past advice and has turned to the Article III Project and MAGA-aligned advisers for his second-term selections.
  • If confirmed, these appointments would build on Trump’s first-term record of 234 judges and three Supreme Court justices to shift lower courts further to the right for decades.