Jim Ho, 99: Confirmed to the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Former Texas Solicitor General James Ho wins confirmation for federal court
James Ho, a well-respected Dallas attorney and former state solicitor general, was confirmed Thursday to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. He joins Don Willett, a longtime Texas Supreme Court justice who was confirmed Wednesday.
Confirmed with a 53-43 vote Thursday in the U.S. Senate, former Texas Solicitor General James Ho now has a seat on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ho is President Donald Trump's 12th circuit court nominee to be confirmed — a record Republicans tout as highly effective and Democrats criticize as frenzied. Ho's 5th Circuit post has been vacant since 2013; partisan gridlock left it unfilled during President Barack Obama's administration, but a rules change in the U.S. Senate, along with the current Republican majority, has allowed Trump to shepherd his nominees through the upper chamber fairly quickly.
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