WASHINGTON ― The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Allison Jones Rushing, 37, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, making her the youngest federal judge in the country. The Senate voted 53-44 to put Rushing into the lifetime court seat. Eric Murphy, 40, is up for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. Chad Readler, 46, is up for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. With Rushing’s confirmation, he has now gotten 32 circuit judges, 53 district judges and two Supreme Court justices confirmed.

Source: Huffington Post March 05, 2019 21:33 UTC