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Tiana Headley

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Federal judicial nominations reporter @BloombergLaw | Vassar grad | theadley[at]bloombergindustry.com | reach me on Signal: theadley.96

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · 2d

Demand Justice is back, and they’ve put Senate Democrats on notice about supporting Trump’s judicial nominees.

This week they expanded their media blitz against select Senate Judiciary Dems who voted to advance Trump district court picks:
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New Media Blitz Targets Democrats Who Back Trump Judge Picks (2)

A progressive advocacy group expanded a media blitz against selected Senate Democrats for supporting President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees.

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · 2d

The Senate confirmed Jennifer Mascott, a Trump White House lawyer and administrative law scholar, to an appeals court judgeship in Delaware despite criticism of her limited ties to the state
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Trump White House Lawyer, Professor Confirmed to Third Circuit

The Senate confirmed Jennifer Mascott, a Trump White House lawyer and administrative law scholar, to an appeals court judgeship in Delaware despite criticism of her limited ties to the state.

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · 15d

New from me: Federal judicial nominees usually assume a lower profile during their vetting.

But Jennifer Mascot, a lawyer in the Trump White House Counsel's office, has been active on social media and most recently shared a stage with Justice Clarence Thomas:
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Trump Judicial Pick Maintains Public Engagement During Vetting

President Donald Trump’s pick for a federal appeals judgeship in Delaware is staying active in the public eye, an unusual move for judicial nominees who typically assume a lower profile during nominat...

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · 23d

New from me: There's no urgency for Wisconsin's Sen. Tammy Baldwin to make her position known on President Donald Trump’s appeals court pick to serve in her state.

But it won't be an easy decision for the Midwest Democrat to make.
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Senator Baldwin Faces Dilemma on Homestate Circuit Nominee

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) is reserving her judgment on President Donald Trump’s appeals court pick to serve in her state.

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · 25d

Rebecca Taibleson is set to appear before the SJC this AM regarding her 7th circuit nomination.

Conservatives are divided on whether she’s conservative enough to earn an appointment to the federal bench⬇️
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Trump’s Seventh Circuit Nominee Draws Conservative Criticism

Conservatives are divided on whether President Donald Trump’s recent nominee to the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is conservative enough to earn an appointment to the federal bench.

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Sep 10

Sen. WELCH told me that Kyle Dudek is the “needle in the haystack—a competent nominee by the Trump administration.”

Welch, a Democrat, voted to confirm Dudek to a Florida district court last night. He’s the first Dem to vote in favor of a Trump II judge pick
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First Democratic Vote for Trump Judge Pick Draws Progressive Rebuke

Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) came under pressure from a leading progressive advocacy group after becoming the first Democrat to support a Donald Trump judicial nominee in the president’s second term.

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Sep 9

New: The pace of federal judges announcing their retirements is picking up after a lull in the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term. Whether it's a blip or a true turnaround remains to be seen:
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Judicial Retirements Start to Pick Up After Slow Start for Trump

The pace of federal judges announcing their retirements is picking up after a lull in the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term.

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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · Sep 8

Diversity didn’t seem to be a primary concern for President Trump in filling judicial vacancies during his first term, and he hasn’t indicated that would change, @tianaheadley.bsky.social reports

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW: President Trump is still nominating lawyers with Federalist Society ties for the federal bench, but this time he's prioritized an even younger crop of battle-tested conservatives who can serve well beyond his presidency. Here's the breakdown so far:
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Trump Taps Millennials, Law School Stars for Latest Judge Picks

President Donald Trump was expected to seek a different kind of judicial nominee this term: fewer establishment Federalist Society types and more “bold and fearless” conservatives who’ve signaled pers...

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · Sep 3

A federal appeals court nominee faced questions about her views on Supreme Court precedent at the center of Donald Trump’s efforts to expand presidential authority over the firing of independent agency officials.

Trump Appeals Court Nominee Questioned on Executive Power Views

A federal appeals court nominee faced questions about her views on Supreme Court precedent at the center of Donald Trump’s efforts to expand presidential authority over the firing of independent agency officials.

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Zoe Tillman @zoetillman.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Unhelpful and unnecessary"

The US judge who blocked the Trump administration from cutting off billions in federal funding from Harvard included some strong words for Justice Neil Gorsuch -- a sign of mounting frustrations running up and down the judiciary
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · Aug 21

US District Judge David Godbey of the Northern District of Texas will take senior status next month, handing President Donald Trump another seat to fill on the Dallas-based court.

Trump Gains New Texas Trial Court Vacancy as Judge Steps Back

US District Judge David Godbey of the Northern District of Texas will take senior status next month, handing President Donald Trump another seat to fill on the Dallas-based court.

Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Aug 21

Wrote about this earlier this year, basically what we could expect from Trump on judicial nominees: lots of Republican state SGs or affiliated lawyers.
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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Aug 14

President Donald Trump’s selection of Mascott, a law professor working in the White House Counsel’s office who isn’t licensed to practice law in Delaware, attracted criticism from both of the state’s Democratic senators, who say she has few ties to the state or the legal community there

Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Aug 14

NEW: Jennifer Mascott’s consideration for a federal appeals court judgeship in a state where she has few ties began when she expressed interest in serving on any court the White House saw fit, according to a Senate disclosure obtained by Bloomberg Law
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Trump Appeals Court Pick Didn’t Seek Out Delaware Circuit Seat

Jennifer Mascott’s consideration for a federal appeals court judgeship in a state where she has few ties began when she expressed interest in serving on any court the White House saw fit.

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Aug 14

NEW: Jennifer Mascott’s consideration for a federal appeals court judgeship in a state where she has few ties began when she expressed interest in serving on any court the White House saw fit, according to a Senate disclosure obtained by Bloomberg Law
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Trump Appeals Court Pick Didn’t Seek Out Delaware Circuit Seat

Jennifer Mascott’s consideration for a federal appeals court judgeship in a state where she has few ties began when she expressed interest in serving on any court the White House saw fit.

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Aug 12

Also in this report: Trump’s first Black judicial nominee of his second term, Bill Lewis, who’s currently a justice on the Alabama Supreme Court

Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Aug 12

Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour returns as a federal judicial nominee under Trump, this time for the Northern District of Alabama

Trump had nominated LaCour to the Middle District of Alabama in 2020 but he was blocked by Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala)

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Alabama’s LaCour Returns as US Judge Pick Following Failed Bid

President Donald Trump plans to nominate Alabama’s solicitor general for a federal judgeship in the state after the nomination stalled during his first term in the White House.

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JP Collins @profjpc.bsky.social · Aug 12

Trump has announced the following district court nominees in Alabama and Mississippi:

Bill Lewis (MD AL)
Hal Mooty (ND AL)
Edmund LaCour (ND AL)*
Robert Chamberlin (ND Miss.)
James Maxwell II (ND Miss.)

*Trump previously nominated LaCour in 2020, but he was blocked by AL Senator Doug Jones.

Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Aug 12

Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour returns as a federal judicial nominee under Trump, this time for the Northern District of Alabama

Trump had nominated LaCour to the Middle District of Alabama in 2020 but he was blocked by Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala)

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Alabama’s LaCour Returns as US Judge Pick Following Failed Bid

President Donald Trump plans to nominate Alabama’s solicitor general for a federal judgeship in the state after the nomination stalled during his first term in the White House.

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Benjamin S. Weiss @benjaminweiss.bsky.social · Jul 29

And there it is — Trump calls for the end of the Senate blue slip process for both judges and attorneys. Often viewed as one of the last vestiges of bipartisanship in the chamber.

Trump is calling it a “hoax.”

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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · Jul 28

Senators in one of two remaining states represented by a Republican and a Democrat will soon find out how much weight their bipartisan judicial recommendations carry in the Trump White House, @tianaheadley.bsky.social reports

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Wisconsin Senators Attempt Bipartisan Judicial Pick With Trump

Senators in one of two remaining states represented by a Republican and a Democrat will soon find out how much weight their bipartisan judicial recommendations carry in the Trump White House.

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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · Jul 18

President Donald Trump’s pick for a federal appeals court seat in Delaware has a sterling resume but few ties to the state or the circuit court overall.

Trump’s Third Circuit Delaware Nominee Has Few Ties to the State

President Donald Trump’s pick for a federal appeals court seat in Delaware has a sterling resume but few ties to the state or the circuit court overall.

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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · Jul 18

Jennifer Mascott isn’t admitted to practice law in the state of Delaware, according to the Office of the Delaware Supreme Court. Property records show she owns a property near a beach there, @tianaheadley.bsky.social reports

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Trump’s Third Circuit Delaware Nominee Has Few Ties to the State

President Donald Trump’s pick for a federal appeals court seat in Delaware has a sterling resume but few ties to the state or the circuit court overall.

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Jul 17

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Emil Bove's appellate nomination along party lines, over the protests of Democrats who complained they weren't allowed to speak before the vote

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Senate Judiciary Advances Emil Bove Third Circuit Nomination

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the appeals court nomination of Emil Bove, the former personal lawyer of President Donald Trump whose actions since joining the Justice Department have attracte...

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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · Jul 16

President Donald Trump announced plans to nominate Jennifer Mascott, a law professor working in his White House Counsel’s office, to a federal appeals court seat.

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Trump Intends to Nominate Jennifer Mascott to Third Circuit Seat

President Donald Trump announced plans to nominate Jennifer Mascott, a law professor working in his White House Counsel’s office, to a federal appeals court seat.

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Tiana Headley @tianaheadley.bsky.social · Jun 25

Emil Bove, a DOJ official and Trump's former personal lawyer, denied whistleblower allegations that he suggested that government lawyers ignore court orders, and faced questions on his other conduct at DOJ during his confirmation hearing for the Third Circuit
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Judicial Pick Bove Says He ‘Never’ Advised Violating Rulings (1)

Justice Department official and judicial nominee Emil Bove denied whistleblower allegations that he suggested that government lawyers ignore court orders against the Trump administration’s deportation...

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