"Delaware is a special place, a special bar, and this nomination is norm shattering. -Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on the elevation of White House lawyer Jennifer Mascott to the Third Circuit, Donald Trump's third appellate judge appointed in his second term. Mascott did not get a blue-slip from either Delaware senator (the tradition of seeking home state senator approval before confirming a judge, which the first Trump administration abandoned to get more lifetime appointment for conservative nominees),"
"Mascott did not get a blue-slip from either Delaware senator (the tradition of seeking home state senator approval before confirming a judge, which the first Trump administration abandoned to get more lifetime appointment for conservative nominees), and is not even a member of the Delaware bar. Mascott was confirmed by the Senate, 50-47 with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) crossing party lines to vote against the nomination."
Delaware was called a special place with a special bar and the nomination was described as norm shattering. Jennifer Mascott, a White House lawyer, was elevated to the Third Circuit as Donald Trump's third appellate judge in his second term. Mascott did not receive blue-slips from either Delaware senator and is not a member of the Delaware bar. The blue-slip tradition seeks home-state senator approval before confirming a judge and was previously set aside by the first Trump administration to secure more lifetime appointments for conservative nominees. The Senate confirmed Mascott 50–47, with Lisa Murkowski voting against the nomination.
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