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Senate committee advances nomination of Native judge
Friday, March 11, 2022
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Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, is one step closer to becoming a federal judge.
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday advanced Sykes’s nomination to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California. The vote at the executive business meeting was 12 to 10, with all Democrats supporting her. The no votes came from Republicans.
With approval from the committee, Sykes can now be considered by the U.S. Senate. If confirmed, she would be the first Native federal judge in California, the state with the largest population of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary Notice
Executive Business Meeting (March 10, 2022)
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