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Tiana Headley
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Federal judicial nominations reporter @BloombergLaw.com | Vassar grad | theadley[at]bloombergindustry.com | reach me on Signal: theadley.96
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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) has been holding up Trump’s Mississippi judicial nominees as leverage in negotiations with Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). Tillis wants federal recognition for the Lumbee tribe in his state in the final defense bill
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GOP Senator Blocks Trump Judge Picks to Get Tribe Recognized
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) has kept President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees in Mississippi from advancing as he seeks to compel federal recognition for an indigenous group as a tribe in his state.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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NEW: Sen. Thom Tillis (R), Senate Judiciary member, tells me he and Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi have been negotiating on some "minor issues" unrelated to the records of the 4 nominees in the state. Wouldn't elaborate further.

Says he "wouldn't expect them to be on hold for very long."
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President Donald Trump’s nominees for federal judgeships and chief prosecutors in Mississippi are caught up in a dispute between a key Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the state’s senators.
Votes on Trump Judge Picks Delayed by Rift Between GOP Senators
President Donald Trump’s nominees for federal judgeships and chief prosecutors in Mississippi are caught up in a dispute between a key Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the state’s senators.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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President Donald Trump’s nominees for federal judgeships and chief prosecutors in Mississippi are caught up in a dispute between a key Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the state’s senators.
Votes on Trump Judge Picks Delayed by Rift Between GOP Senators
President Donald Trump’s nominees for federal judgeships and chief prosecutors in Mississippi are caught up in a dispute between a key Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the state’s senators.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The Senate Judiciary Committee again delayed votes on 2 district court nominees in Mississippi who’ve struggled for over a month to advance out of the GOP-led panel, without public explanation
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Votes on Trump Mississippi Judicial Picks Delayed Once More
The Senate Judiciary Committee again delayed votes on two nominees for federal judgeships in Mississippi who’ve struggled for over a month to advance out of the Republican-led panel.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The Senate Judiciary Committee was supposed to hold a markup this morning for some Mississippi judicial and US attorney nominees. But Chairman Chuck Grassley (R) told me several are having "trouble" making it to a vote.
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NEW: Sen. GRASSLEY (R-Iowa) tells me that James Maxwell and Robert Chamberlin, both Mississippi justices, are having some “trouble” within the GOP-led panel.

They’ve now delayed votes on their district court nominations five times in the past five weeks
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Trump Mississippi Judicial Nominees Face ‘Trouble’ Advancing
Two Trump judicial nominees are struggling to reach a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance their nominations to federal courts in Mississippi, the panel’s chair said.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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NEW: Sen. GRASSLEY (R-Iowa) tells me that James Maxwell and Robert Chamberlin, both Mississippi justices, are having some “trouble” within the GOP-led panel.

They’ve now delayed votes on their district court nominations five times in the past five weeks
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Trump Mississippi Judicial Nominees Face ‘Trouble’ Advancing
Two Trump judicial nominees are struggling to reach a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance their nominations to federal courts in Mississippi, the panel’s chair said.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Democrat Tammy Baldwin opposed Rebecca Taibleson’s nomination to a Wisconsin 7th Circuit seat today, as she faced angering progressives or rejecting the bipartisan process that yielded the nomination
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Baldwin Rejects Bipartisan Home-State Trump Judicial Pick (1)
Sen. Tammy Baldwin opposed Rebecca Taibleson’s bid for an appellate seat as the Wisconsin Democrat faced angering progressives or rejecting the bipartisan process that yielded the nomination.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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This is the first time a Trump judicial nominee this term has gotten a significant portion of the Democratic caucus to back their nomination, as progressives have put Senate Democrats on notice about doing that:
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Trump Judicial Nominee Gets Bipartisan Support on Senate Floor
President Donald Trump’s pick for a federal judgeship in Alabama won a broad margin of bipartisan support in a procedural Senate floor vote to advance his nomination.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Reagan appointed judges are emerging as vocal critics of the Trump administration’s efforts to circumvent court orders or challenge the law in unprecedented ways, @jacqthomsen.bsky.social and Brian Dowling report

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Reagan Judges Are Unrestrained Critics of Trump’s Legal Moves
Judges appointed by President Ronald Reagan are emerging as vocal critics of the Trump administration’s efforts to circumvent court orders or challenge the law in unprecedented ways, backed by decades...
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October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Demand Justice is back, and they’ve put Senate Democrats on notice about supporting Trump’s judicial nominees.

This week they expanded their media blitz against select Senate Judiciary Dems who voted to advance Trump district court picks:
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New Media Blitz Targets Democrats Who Back Trump Judge Picks (2)
A progressive advocacy group expanded a media blitz against selected Senate Democrats for supporting President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The Senate confirmed Jennifer Mascott, a Trump White House lawyer and administrative law scholar, to an appeals court judgeship in Delaware despite criticism of her limited ties to the state
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Trump White House Lawyer, Professor Confirmed to Third Circuit
The Senate confirmed Jennifer Mascott, a Trump White House lawyer and administrative law scholar, to an appeals court judgeship in Delaware despite criticism of her limited ties to the state.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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New from me: Federal judicial nominees usually assume a lower profile during their vetting.

But Jennifer Mascot, a lawyer in the Trump White House Counsel's office, has been active on social media and most recently shared a stage with Justice Clarence Thomas:
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Trump Judicial Pick Maintains Public Engagement During Vetting
President Donald Trump’s pick for a federal appeals judgeship in Delaware is staying active in the public eye, an unusual move for judicial nominees who typically assume a lower profile during nominat...
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September 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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New from me: There's no urgency for Wisconsin's Sen. Tammy Baldwin to make her position known on President Donald Trump’s appeals court pick to serve in her state.

But it won't be an easy decision for the Midwest Democrat to make.
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Senator Baldwin Faces Dilemma on Homestate Circuit Nominee
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) is reserving her judgment on President Donald Trump’s appeals court pick to serve in her state.
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September 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Rebecca Taibleson is set to appear before the SJC this AM regarding her 7th circuit nomination.

Conservatives are divided on whether she’s conservative enough to earn an appointment to the federal bench⬇️
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Trump’s Seventh Circuit Nominee Draws Conservative Criticism
Conservatives are divided on whether President Donald Trump’s recent nominee to the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is conservative enough to earn an appointment to the federal bench.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Sen. WELCH told me that Kyle Dudek is the “needle in the haystack—a competent nominee by the Trump administration.”

Welch, a Democrat, voted to confirm Dudek to a Florida district court last night. He’s the first Dem to vote in favor of a Trump II judge pick
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First Democratic Vote for Trump Judge Pick Draws Progressive Rebuke
Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) came under pressure from a leading progressive advocacy group after becoming the first Democrat to support a Donald Trump judicial nominee in the president’s second term.
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September 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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New: The pace of federal judges announcing their retirements is picking up after a lull in the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term. Whether it's a blip or a true turnaround remains to be seen:
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Judicial Retirements Start to Pick Up After Slow Start for Trump
The pace of federal judges announcing their retirements is picking up after a lull in the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Diversity didn’t seem to be a primary concern for President Trump in filling judicial vacancies during his first term, and he hasn’t indicated that would change, @tianaheadley.bsky.social reports

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September 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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NEW: President Trump is still nominating lawyers with Federalist Society ties for the federal bench, but this time he's prioritized an even younger crop of battle-tested conservatives who can serve well beyond his presidency. Here's the breakdown so far:
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Trump Taps Millennials, Law School Stars for Latest Judge Picks
President Donald Trump was expected to seek a different kind of judicial nominee this term: fewer establishment Federalist Society types and more “bold and fearless” conservatives who’ve signaled pers...
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September 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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A federal appeals court nominee faced questions about her views on Supreme Court precedent at the center of Donald Trump’s efforts to expand presidential authority over the firing of independent agency officials.
Trump Appeals Court Nominee Questioned on Executive Power Views
A federal appeals court nominee faced questions about her views on Supreme Court precedent at the center of Donald Trump’s efforts to expand presidential authority over the firing of independent agency officials.
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September 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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"Unhelpful and unnecessary"

The US judge who blocked the Trump administration from cutting off billions in federal funding from Harvard included some strong words for Justice Neil Gorsuch -- a sign of mounting frustrations running up and down the judiciary
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September 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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US District Judge David Godbey of the Northern District of Texas will take senior status next month, handing President Donald Trump another seat to fill on the Dallas-based court.
Trump Gains New Texas Trial Court Vacancy as Judge Steps Back
US District Judge David Godbey of the Northern District of Texas will take senior status next month, handing President Donald Trump another seat to fill on the Dallas-based court.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Wrote about this earlier this year, basically what we could expect from Trump on judicial nominees: lots of Republican state SGs or affiliated lawyers.
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August 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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President Donald Trump’s selection of Mascott, a law professor working in the White House Counsel’s office who isn’t licensed to practice law in Delaware, attracted criticism from both of the state’s Democratic senators, who say she has few ties to the state or the legal community there
tianaheadley.bsky.social Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Aug 14
NEW: Jennifer Mascott’s consideration for a federal appeals court judgeship in a state where she has few ties began when she expressed interest in serving on any court the White House saw fit, according to a Senate disclosure obtained by Bloomberg Law
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Trump Appeals Court Pick Didn’t Seek Out Delaware Circuit Seat
Jennifer Mascott’s consideration for a federal appeals court judgeship in a state where she has few ties began when she expressed interest in serving on any court the White House saw fit.
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August 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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NEW: Jennifer Mascott’s consideration for a federal appeals court judgeship in a state where she has few ties began when she expressed interest in serving on any court the White House saw fit, according to a Senate disclosure obtained by Bloomberg Law
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Trump Appeals Court Pick Didn’t Seek Out Delaware Circuit Seat
Jennifer Mascott’s consideration for a federal appeals court judgeship in a state where she has few ties began when she expressed interest in serving on any court the White House saw fit.
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August 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Also in this report: Trump’s first Black judicial nominee of his second term, Bill Lewis, who’s currently a justice on the Alabama Supreme Court
tianaheadley.bsky.social Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Aug 12
Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour returns as a federal judicial nominee under Trump, this time for the Northern District of Alabama

Trump had nominated LaCour to the Middle District of Alabama in 2020 but he was blocked by Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala)

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Alabama’s LaCour Returns as US Judge Pick Following Failed Bid
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Alabama’s solicitor general for a federal judgeship in the state after the nomination stalled during his first term in the White House.
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August 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM