Judicial Nominations

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) applauded the confirmation of Missouri’s four district court nominees to the federal bench.“Today is a big day for Missouri as we confirm the last of our four outstanding district court judges to the federal bench,” said Senator Hawley. “These incredible individuals will uphold the Constitution and the rule of law in Missouri. Missourians are grateful to President Trump for putting constitutionalist judges on the bench.”The Senate...

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley spoke on the Senate floor, highlighting the winning records of Missouri's four district court nominees and thanking President Donald Trump for returning constitutionalists to the federal bench after the appointment of radical judges under President Joe Biden. "Each of these four individuals will soon take his or her place on the federal bench, and I am confident will be a great credit, not just to my state but to the United States, where I...

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) applauded the Judiciary Committee approving the nominations of four Missourians President Trump has tapped to serve as district judges for Missouri. “This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent four outstanding Missourians—whom President Trump tapped as his first judicial nominees—to the Senate floor for a final vote. My state has waited four long years for these judges, and I look forward to them serving Missouri with the highest...

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) chaired the Judiciary Committee nominations hearing featuring the four Missourians President Trump has tapped to serve as district judges for Missouri--his first tranche of judicial nominees.  The nominees are: Maria A. Lanahan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri Cristian M. Stevens, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri Joshua M. Divine, to be United States...

In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this morning, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley introduced fellow Missourian, John Sauer—a former colleague of the Senator—whom President Donald Trump has tapped to be the next U.S. Solicitor General, the nation’s top appellate attorney. Senator Hawley also questioned Harmeet Dhillon, President Trump's choice for U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, on the need to protect Americans' expression of faith after four years of...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced the first members of his new advisory committee to help advise him on judicial nominations in the 119th Congress and Trump Administration.“One of the Senate’s most important roles is providing advice and consent for judicial nominations. I’m looking forward to continuing to fulfill that role as President Trump begins his second term as President,” said Senator Hawley. “I am excited to work closely with this new advisory committee, leaning on their...

In today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pressed one of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees, Karla Marie Campbell, on why she repeatedly lied under oath about her ties to a left-wing organization that has advocated for the abolition of America's police and the destruction of Israel.  "I have to say, I've never seen a witness—never—in five years on this committee, sit here and lie to us and change the story person to person," said...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) slammed President Biden’s U.S. Sentencing Commission nominee Laura Mate for refusing to explain her opposition to mandatory minimums for child porn offenders in all cases, following a 2013 letter she signed in which she argued that the child pornography guidelines were too severe and called for mandatory minimums for offenders to be abolished. “You don’t want to answer my questions, because the positions that you took were radical, and frankly, I think,...