Allison Eid, '91: Confirmed to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
Senate votes to confirm Allison Eid to 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
The Senate voted 56-41 on Thursday to confirm Allison Eid to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, filling the vacancy created by Justice Neil Gorsuch's addition to the Supreme Court.
Four Democratic senators crossed party lines to support Eid's bid, including Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly, North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin. Donnelly, Heitkamp, and Manchin are all up for re-election in 2018 in states President Trump won in 2016, and Bennet represents Eid's home state.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein noted Eid's inclusion on President Trump's Supreme Court shortlists for the vacancy filled by Gorsuch when attacking Eid's nomination. When the Senate Judiciary Committee voted last week to advance Eid's nomination along partisan lines, Feinstein, the committee's top-ranking Democrat, criticized Eid for her similarities to Gorsuch in her legal reasoning.
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