Overview

• President Trump announced on May 28 his nomination of Emil Bove to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, with a hearing expected to be scheduled soon.
• Bove previously served as one of Trump’s defense attorneys during high-profile criminal trials before becoming acting deputy attorney general at the Justice Department.
• He ordered dismissal of federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, triggering a misconduct complaint filed by Democratic senators with the New York State Bar.
• Senate Republicans have indicated they will support Bove’s confirmation while Democrats plan to oppose him in a likely party-line Judiciary Committee vote.
• The Third Circuit hears appeals from federal district courts in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the U.S. Virgin Islands.