North Charlotte Today

Senators from both parties have come to a bipartisan agreement concerning judicial confirmations during the Senate's lame-duck session. Senator Tillis communicated to the Biden Administration and Senate Democratic leadership that he had enough votes from both parties to block the confirmation of President Biden’s nominee for the Fourth Circuit.

Following this agreement, Senator Tillis released a statement: “The Senate yesterday reached a deal to not bring President Biden’s four pending circuit nominees for a vote, which will allow President Trump to replace them. This includes the Fourth Circuit vacancy. I expect that the judges who submitted their retirements will not play partisan politics with a presidential transition and a bipartisan Senate deal by going back on their word to retire. No judges did this during the previous lame duck because the judiciary needs to be above partisan politics.”