{"id":2703665,"date":"2026-11-10T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsenate-committee-advances-trump-judicial-noms-to-floor-for-final-vote\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T13:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:09:33","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsenate-committee-advances-trump-judicial-noms-to-floor-for-final-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsenate-committee-advances-trump-judicial-noms-to-floor-for-final-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Committee Tees Up Trump Judicial Noms For Final Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsenate-committee-advances-trump-judicial-noms-to-floor-for-final-vote%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2703665&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Senate Judiciary committee on Tuesday moved several of President Trump\u2019s judicial nominees to the full Senate for final confirmation.By 12-10 party-line votes it advanced district-court picks Daniel Ballou, Richard Bennett and Courtney Coker; kyle Reardon cleared the committee 16-6 with bipartisan support. Other nominations were held over untill next week per committee rules. Among the delayed nominees is 8th Circuit selection Lee rudofsky,reportedly stalled by Arkansas Senators john Boozman and Tom Cotton amid Boozman\u2019s preference for Cody Hiland. Sen. Mike Lee urged swift confirmations, while Sen. Chuck Schumer signaled democrats will block nominees next Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X-q6cj-jNpg\">FedNet: The Future of Public Affairs\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/10\/senate-committee-advances-trump-judicial-noms-to-floor-for-final-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Senate Committee Advances Trump Judicial Noms To Floor For Final Vote&#038;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/10\/senate-committee-advances-trump-judicial-noms-to-floor-for-final-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Senate Committee Advances Trump Judicial Noms To Floor For Final Vote&#038;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/10\/senate-committee-advances-trump-judicial-noms-to-floor-for-final-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/10\/senate-committee-advances-trump-judicial-noms-to-floor-for-final-vote\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Senate Committee Advances Trump Judicial Noms To Floor For Final Vote&#038;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/11\/10\/senate-committee-advances-trump-judicial-noms-to-floor-for-final-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\">                     <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); pfTrackEvent(&#039;Senate Committee Advances Trump Judicial Noms To Floor For Final Vote&#039;); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &#038; Email\">                     <span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>                     <\/a>                 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"pf-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced several of President Trump\u2019s judicial nominations to the full Senate for final confirmation on Tuesday. The move came as part of Republicans\u2019 efforts to confirm the president\u2019s picks before losing Congress in January. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/committee-activity\/hearings\/executive-business-meeting-11-10-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted<\/a> along partisan lines (12-10) to send District Court nominees Daniel Ballou (Eastern District of Kentucky), Richard Bennett (Southern District of Texas), and Courtney Coker (Northern District of Texas) to the full Senate. The body also advanced the nomination of Kyle Reardon (District of Alaska) in a 16-6 vote, with several Democrats joining Republicans in support.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1679092433\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 fdrlst__b89e9-entity-placement\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Judiciary Committee decided to postpone votes for other outstanding judicial nominations until next week. The move appears to be in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\/about\/committee\/rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">committee rules<\/a>, which state, \u201cAt the request of any member, or by action of the Chair, a bill, matter, or nomination on the agenda of the Committee may be held over until the next meeting of the Committee or for one week, whichever occurs later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nominees will fill several of the more than two dozen Article III vacancies still open, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Current_federal_judicial_vacancies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ballotpedia<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably included in Tuesday\u2019s list of held-over nominees is Arkansas-based District Judge Lee Rudofsky, who Trump nominated for a judgeship on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/arkansas-gop-senators-could-sink-trump-appeals-court-nominee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/katv.com\/news\/local\/trump-aligned-attorneys-say-arkansas-senators-trying-to-block-judicial-appointment-lee-rudofsky-8th-circuit-court-of-appeals-john-boozman-tom-cotton-robert-luther-mike-davis-bobby-shepherd-robert-steinbuch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emerged<\/a> early this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4798181\/trump-senate-confirmation-25-judicial-nominees\/?srsltid=AYCX9vKXQLEsC4y7f0XDX3nqDr2MnT9uiWtTnAdmmiadexhJBGxtHmwZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indicating<\/a> that Rudofsky\u2019s nomination is being held up by Arkansas Republican Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individuals familiar with the situation have alleged the senators are doing so due to Boozman\u2019s preference for Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Cody Hiland\u00a0to fill the position. Hiland previously <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/arkansas-gop-senators-could-sink-trump-appeals-court-nominee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> during remarks before law students in August that he expected to be nominated for the 8th Circuit seat but was offered a district court seat instead, which he declined. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boozman did not dispute the allegations against him when pressed on the matter by <a href=\"https:\/\/katv.com\/news\/local\/trump-aligned-attorneys-say-arkansas-senators-trying-to-block-judicial-appointment-lee-rudofsky-8th-circuit-court-of-appeals-john-boozman-tom-cotton-robert-luther-mike-davis-bobby-shepherd-robert-steinbuch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local media<\/a>. While saying he \u201ccontinue[s] to appreciate Judge Rudofsky\u2019s service in the Eastern District of Arkansas,\u201d the senator stopped short of publicly backing Rudofsky\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cProviding advice and consent on nominations to the federal courts is a duty I have always treated with the care and seriousness it deserves,\u201d Boozman said. \u201cI am proud to have helped confirm many constitutionalist judges to the bench and believe the Senate\u2019s unique prerogative in that process is worth protecting, including the need for home-state senators\u2019 feedback to meaningfully shape the selection of nominees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who is expected to serve as the Senate Judiciary Committee\u2019s ranking member next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/2119870600068141534?a=_CC6Ev_jzmCrdt0NpLg&#038;s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urged<\/a> his colleagues on Monday to confirm Rudofsky and other Trump judicial nominees before the end of the year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the Senate doesn\u2019t do this now, it\u2019s unlikely President Trump will be able to fill these positions in the next Congress,\u201d Lee wrote on X. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move to confirm Trump\u2019s remaining judicial nominations comes amid comments from likely incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. The New York senator <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/schumer-trump-democrat-majority-election-d8d5262fe3d820a3dc73193002f0f27e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> corporate media last week that Democrats plan on blocking the president\u2019s judicial nominees \u2014 including potential Supreme Court picks \u2014 in the next Congress. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Shawn Fleetwood<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnFleetwood\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@ShawnFleetwood<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/shawnfleetwood\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags no-print bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/confirmation\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">confirmation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/congress\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/john-boozman\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">John Boozman<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/judges\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">judges<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/judiciary\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">judiciary<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/senate\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Senate<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/senate-judiciary-committee\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Senate Judiciary Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/senate-republicans\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Senate Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/tom-cotton\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Tom Cotton<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/trump-nominees\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Trump nominees<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a concise paraphrase of the article:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee moved several of President Trump\u2019s judicial nominees to the full Senate for final confirmation, as Republicans rush to confirm picks before January.<br \/>\n&#8211; The committee approved Ballou (Eastern District of Kentucky), Bennett (Southern District of Texas), and Coker (Northern District of Texas) by a 12-10 party-line vote, and advanced Reardon (District of Alaska) by 16-6, with some Democrats voting in support.<br \/>\n&#8211; Votes on other outstanding nominees were postponed to next week, per committee rules allowing holds.<br \/>\n&#8211; These confirmations would fill multiple vacancies among the more than two dozen Article III openings.<br \/>\n&#8211; Rudofsky\u2019s nomination to the 8th Circuit appears blocked by Arkansas Sens. Boozman and Cotton, with reports that Boozman prefers Cody Hiland for the seat. Hiland had previously said he expected a nomination to the 8th Circuit but declined a district-court offer.<br \/>\n&#8211; Boozman did not directly dispute the allegations, praising Rudofsky\u2019s service but stopping short of publicly backing the nomination, stressing careful advice-and-consent and the importance of home-state input.<br \/>\n&#8211; Sen. Mike Lee urged quick confirmation of Rudofsky and other Trump nominees before year\u2019s end.<br \/>\n&#8211; This push comes as incoming Senate leadership signals Democrats plan to block Trump nominees in the next Congress, including potential Supreme Court picks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2703666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Chuck-Grassley.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[87708,87707,3740,87706,3634],"class_list":["post-2703665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-final-vote-2","tag-judicial-nominees-2","tag-senate","tag-senate-committee-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Chuck-Grassley.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2703665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2703665"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2703665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2703668,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2703665\/revisions\/2703668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2703666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2703665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2703665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2703665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}