With Wednesday hearing, Eid moves closer to potential 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals confirmation
Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison Eid will appear before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday – the next step in her journey to potential confirmation to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
If confirmed, Eid will take the spot formerly held by now U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was confirmed in April.
The hearing is slated to begin at 10 a.m. ET Wednesday. Video will be available here, on the committee’s website.
As Colorado Politics previously reported, President Trump had eyed Eid for the Supreme Court vacancy that eventually went to Gorsuch.
Highly regarded in right-leaning legal circles, Eid is a former law professor at the University of Colorado. She’s married to Troy Eid, a former U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado who had been appointed by President George W. Bush.
Eid previously served as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Colorado Politics reporter Dan Njegomir contributed to this report.
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