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Four federal judge nominees approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee
October 15, 2009
California: Four of President Obama's nominees for federal judgeships have been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Dolly Gee and Jacqueline Nguyen were both approved unanimously by the committee for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Richard Seeborg also received unanimous approval for his nomination to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, while Edward Chen received a vote split 12- 7 along party lines.[1][2]
The four nominees next face confirmation from the Senate as a whole.
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
