There was a huge outcry in conservative media over the past couple of days regarding a deal allegedly being worked out with liberal Democrat Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris, as to nominees to fill vacancies.

We covered the issue in Trump has opportunity to flip the 9th Circuit, so why isn’t he? Rush Limbaugh covered it today, linking to our post.

Someone was listening.

Tonight, Trump announced he was nominating three judges to the 9th Circuit, including two who had been previously nominated.

The Washington Examiner reports:

The White House on Wednesday announced a trio of nominees to fill vacancies on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a move that comes after conservatives warned that the White House Counsel’s Office was attempting to cut a deal with California’s Democratic senators over picks to the court. President Trump intends to nominate Daniel Bress, Daniel Collins, and Kenneth Lee to the San Francisco-based appeals court, considered to be the country’s most liberal, the White House announced. Collins and Lee were tapped to fill vacancies on the 9th Circuit last year, but their nominations were returned at the end of the last Congress. Bress, meanwhile, was on the White House’s initial list of candidates for the appeals court. The president also plans to nominate four others to federal district courts in California, including Patrick Bumatay, whom Trump nominated to the 9th Circuit last year, the White House said.

Conservatives seem satisfied:

“We are relieved to see that the White House has decided to move forward with a list of extraordinarily qualified nominees,” said Carrie Severino, chief counsel for the conservative Judicial Crisis Network.

Again, bravo: “@realdonaldtrump announces 9th Circuit, California judicial nominees” Washington Times https://t.co/t7HNRAqrVw — Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) January 31, 2019

Feinstein and Harris were upset with the 9th Circuit nominees, though their press release suggests they struck a deal on District Court nominees:

CA @SenFeinstein and @SenKamalaHarris "deeply disappointed" with Trump's judicial nominees to 9th Circuit for California — including three who "have no judicial experience." pic.twitter.com/iDlH0xY289 — Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) January 31, 2019

With 51 other judges recently renominated, it’s time for Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell to get to work.



