By Tierney Sneed and Lauren Fox | CNN(CNN) — With the return of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Senate Democrats approved several judicial nominees out of the Judiciary Committee on Thursday that had been stalled in her absence. The committee approved six Biden judicial nominees on Thursday, three of them moving forward on a party-line vote, meaning Feinstein’s attendance was necessary for them to advance. Those party-line nominees were Charnelle Bjelkengren, nominated for the US court in Eastern District of Washington; S. Kato Crews, nominated for Colorado’s US district court; and Marian F. Gaston, a nominee for the US district court in the Southern District of California. However, the status of Delaney’s nomination for a New Hampshire seat on the circuit court remains in limbo after a months-long campaign led by New Hampshire Sens. The two senators were seen as recently as yesterday on the Senate floor lobbying fellow member Sen. Cory Booker on the confirmation, which Shaheen confirmed to CNN.

Source: CNN May 11, 2023 19:32 UTC