Latest on 9th Cir. nominations

Yesterday's Law360 has Calif. Sens. Turn Up Heat On Jenner Atty Tapped For 9th Circ.

Today's Recorder has 2 California Ninth Circuit Nominees Get Confirmation Hearing Despite Senators' Objections -- California's Democratic U.S. Senators. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris came out publically against President Donald Trump's nominations of Daniel Collins and Kenneth Lee to the Ninth Circuit, declining to return the so-called blue slips that indicate their sign-off.

[3/14 update from Law360: Trump's 9th Circ. Pick Apologizes For College Writings; and in the DJ: Lee, Collins appear before Senate Judiciary Committee]

Bloomberg Daily Brief notes: 20 Percent—President Trump has filled one-fifth of appellate court judgeships, or 36 out of 179 seats. The president has far outpaced recent predecessors in reshaping the courts, prompting Democrats to say the process has been rushed, and gaining accolades from conservatives. -- With Neomi Rao confirmation, Trump will have filled 36 of 179 seats.