(CNN) After a day of attacks from commentators on the right, the White House announced Wednesday night that it planned to nominate three judges for the California seats on the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals. In a release Wednesday evening, the White House press office announced that Daniel P. Collins, Kenneth Kiyul Lee and Daniel A. Bress had been nominated for the 9th Circuit. But Patrick Bumatay, who had been slated for the 9th Circuit last time around, was listed to serve as a judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of California, instead of the 9th Circuit. "We are relieved to see that the White House has decided to move forward with a list of extraordinarily qualified nominees who embrace the rule of law," she said. Feinstein acknowledged that they also had had "productive conversations with the White House about district court vacancies."

Source: CNN January 31, 2019 03:33 UTC