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U.S. Senate confirms Nina Wang as Colorado’s newest federal judge
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Nina Y. Wang is Colorado’s newest federal judge, following a U.S. Senate vote on Tuesday of 58-36 to confirm her to the state’s U.S. District Court. Wang will succeed Christine M. Arguello, a 2008 appointee of George W. Bush who took a form of semi-retirement known as senior status effective July 15. The federal trial…
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Colorado’s federal court narrowly misses having 3 female judges simultaneously — for now
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When the U.S. Senate confirmed Charlotte N. Sweeney in late May to be a judge on Colorado’s federal trial court, it marked the first time three women would serve simultaneously as active judges since the court’s establishment at statehood. Or, at least, it was supposed to. Due to the “administrative hurdles” of a judicial confirmation,…
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Biden judicial nominee Nina Wang appears before Senate with long list of endorsements
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President Joe Biden’s most recent judicial nominee to Colorado’s federal trial court, Nina Y. Wang, appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Wednesday equipped with a lengthy roster of endorsements and a sizeable résumé of handling federal court cases. The committee’s chair, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., alluded to Wang’s experience for the job,…
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U.S. Senate confirms Charlotte Sweeney as Colorado’s first openly gay federal judge
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Charlotte N. Sweeney will be the next federal judge in Colorado, following a Wednesday U.S. Senate vote of 48-46 to confirm her. Sweeney, a workers’ rights attorney, will be the first openly gay federal judge in Colorado. Her confirmation also marks the first time that three women will simultaneously serve as trial judges on the…
