Biden nominates five new federal judges, but not Republican abortion opponent in Kentucky

The latest nominations came as progressives have stepped up calls for the White House and Senate Democrats to move quicker to fill 120 judicial vacancies before November’s midterm elections

on Tuesday nominated five new federal judges, but did not at this time move forward with a plan opposed by a growing number of Democrats and progressives to appoint a Republican abortion opponent to a judgeship in Kentucky.

Those two nominees are Judges Mia Perez and Kai Scott. The other two nominees are Kelley Hodge, a partner at the law firm Fox Rothschild, and John Murphy, a partner at Baker & Hostetler. Biden on Friday said the Supreme Court decision was an exercise in “raw political power” and signed an executive order to ease access to services to terminate pregnancies.

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