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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Five Federal Judges

Liz Oyer, DOJ’s former pardon attorney, recommended clemency for all 40 federal death row inmates, including the Charleston church shooter and the Boston Marathon bomber.

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:

  • Daniel Mack Traynor, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, by a vote of 11-10.

  • Angela Veronica Colmenero, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, by a vote of 11-10.

  • Kasdin Miller Mitchell, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, by a vote of 11-10.

  • Michael C. Martin, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, by a vote of 14-7.

  • Antonio M. Pozos, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, by a vote of 12-9.

Watch the executive business meeting HERE.

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