Senate schedules votes on two Obama judicial nominees
The long wait for two of President Barack Obama's nominees to fill vacancies on the U.S. District Court bench in Atlanta appears to be almost over.
Atlanta lawyer Amy Totenberg and Superior Court Judge Steve Jones of Athens were initially nominated by Obama last year. Both nominees have twice been approved -- once last year and again this year -- by the Senate Judiciary Committee. In an agreement reached Thursday, members of the Senate scheduled debate and a final vote on the two nominees for February 28. If confirmed, Totenberg and Jones would fill two of four vacancies on the busy federal court bench in Atlanta.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
