Todd Hughes, a career U.S. Department of Justice staff attorney, was confirmed today as the first openly gay federal appellate court judge.
The Senate voted 98-0 to confirm Hughes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the third President Barack Obama nominee placed on the court this year. The bipartisan support came during a pause in the partisan Senate floor argument about averting a government shutdown.
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