Senate confirms conservative gay man to Ninth Circuit court
The U.S. Senate voted 53 to 40 on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 10, to confirm an openly-gay man to the nation’s largest federal appeals court.
Patrick Bumatay’s confirmation to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals makes him the second openly-gay person to be appointed to a federal appeals bench seat. The first was Todd Hughes, appointed by President Obama to the U.S. Circuit Court for the Federal Circuit and confirmed by the Senate in 2013 by a 98-0 vote.
Charles Moran, managing director of the national Log Cabin Republicans, said the group was “heartened” by the confirmation, adding that it makes Bumatay “the highest-ranking LGBT jurist in the nation.”
“He is an accomplished prosecutor with solid experience, and we’re thankful to President Trump for pushing forward with Patrick’s nomination and the Senate confirming him,” said Moran. “I know all Americans will welcome Patrick’s arrival on the Ninth Circuit, bringing some sanity back to the circuit most known for being out of the mainstream.”
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