Today's DJ has Circuit nominee sails through confirmation, with powerful ally -- Litigator Roopali H. Desai had the most powerful politician in America — at least for the moment — on her side: U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-AZ.
- the Senate confirmed Desai, who will become the first South Asian judge on the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit, by a 67-29 vote
- Desai is Biden’s fifth 9th Circuit judge to be approved since the president took office. She will replace Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz
- The vast majority of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, and especially circuit court nominees, pass by narrow margins. 9th Circuit Judge Jennifer Sung was approved only because Vice President Kamala Harris broke a tie.
- 9th Circuit Judge Lucy H. Koh, an experienced district judge, won by a 50-45 margin only because five Republican senators didn’t vote.
- U.S. District Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. of the Eastern District of Washington was approved by the judiciary committee before Desai but is still waiting for a Senate floor vote.
- Desai’s confirmation does not change the partisan split on the 9th Circuit, which has 16 judges appointed by Democratic presidents and 13 picked by Republicans.
Bloomberg Law's article is Desai Confirmed to Ninth Circuit in Strong Bipartisan Vote
Desai was nominated on June 15, making her confirmation process only 50 days.
Law360's article is Senate Approves 9th Circ. Pick In Speedy Confirmation
Law360 also has Wikipedia And Dubious Judges: 4 Cases To Know -- This week, academic researchers said they found evidence of Irish judges drawing from new Wikipedia articles to support their decisions, and a significant bump in related citations. While some U.S. judges are comfortable citing Wikipedia in opinions, many others have objected to its use in court. Here are four cases to know about judicial skepticism on Wikipedia
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