The U.S. Senate confirmed Christine O’Hearn on Tuesday to a U.S. District Court judgeship, bringing sorely needed help to the shorthanded District of New Jersey.

O’Hearn’s nomination was approved by a 53-44 vote, with most Republican senators voting no. She becomes the third nominee of President Joe Biden to win confirmation in New Jersey, following Julien Neals and Zahid Quraishi. A fourth nominee for a district judgeship, Karen Williams, currently a U.S. magistrate judge in Camden, still awaits a confirmation vote.

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