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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2002

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved two of President Bush's appointees to the federal appellate courts.

Michael McConnell, a University of Utah law professor, is nominated for the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. The court hears cases affecting tribes in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming.

Dennis Shedd, currently a federal judge, is nominated to the 4th Circuit. He was approved on a voice vote but the Senate panel's Democrats went on record as opposing him.

Get the Story:
Senate Judiciary Panel Approves 2 Judges (The Washington Post 11/15)
Judiciary panel clears way for two nominees (The Washington Times 11/15)
Democrats Vote No, but Allow Judicial Nominee to Advance (The New York Times 11/15)
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