Joe Biden withdraws nomination of Indian-American advocate for post of Associate Judge
3 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden withdraws nomination of Indian-American advocate for post of Associate Judge

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The withdrawal notification was sent to the Senate along with more than 30 such names, mostly judicial appointments announced during the last months of the Trump administration Washington: US President Joe Biden on Thursday withdrew the nomination of Indian-American advocate Vijay Shanker to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Shanker was renominated for this top judiciary position by former President Donald Trump on 2 January, two months after he lost the presidential elections and just a little over a fortnight before Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on 20 January. The withdrawal notification was sent to the Senate along with more than 30 such names, mostly judicial appointments announced during the last months of the Trump administration. Upon graduation from law school, Shanker served as a law clerk to Judge Chester J. Straub on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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