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The state Senate confirmed 10 judges on Tuesday who were reappointed to the Court of Claims. Senators were nearly unanimous in approving the appointments, which grant judges an additional nine-year term on the statewide court.

The nominees included Judges Ellen Biben, Glen Bruening, Mark Cohen, Judith Ann Hard, Albert Lorenzo, Roger McDonough, Juan Manuel Merchan, John Michalski, Robert Schwartz and Maxwell Wiley.