The Senate voted 80-13 late this afternoon to confirm attorney J. Paul Oetken, a former Clinton administration lawyer recommended to Obama by Senator … [Read more...] about Senate Confirms J. Paul Oetken, First Openly Gay Man to Serve on Federal Bench
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Senate to Vote on Gay Nominee for Federal Bench on Monday
The U.S. Senate will vote on Monday on the nomination of J. Paul Oetken, an attorney who would be the first openly gay man to serve on the federal … [Read more...] about Senate to Vote on Gay Nominee for Federal Bench on Monday
Senate Panel Advances Gay Judicial Nominee for Federal Bench While Second Gay Nominee Remains in Limbo
The nomination of J. Paul Oetken, an attorney who would be the first openly gay man to serve on the federal bench was advanced by a Senate panel … [Read more...] about Senate Panel Advances Gay Judicial Nominee for Federal Bench While Second Gay Nominee Remains in Limbo
Obama Nominates Second Gay Man to Federal Bench
Earlier in January I reported that Obama had renominated more than 40 judicial candidates. Among them was Edward Carroll Dumont of … [Read more...] about Obama Nominates Second Gay Man to Federal Bench