SoCal Prosecutor Patrick Bumatay Confirmed to Ninth Circuit Seat
Bumatay, whose nomination was opposed by California's Democratic senators, is the first openly gay appellate judge appointed by President Donald Trump and the first of Filipino descent.
December 10, 2019 at 02:48 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The Recorder
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The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm Southern California federal prosecutor Patrick Bumatay to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Confirmed in a 53-40 vote Tuesday, Bumatay becomes the first openly gay appellate judge appointed by President Donald Trump and the first of Filipino descent.
Bumatay also becomes the ninth Ninth Circuit judge appointed by the president to fill one of the court's 29 active judge seats. He's also the fourth judge confirmed to a seat based in California despite objections from the state's two Democratic U.S. senators.
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