Republican Blockade Ends: Senate Confirms An Appeals Court Judge For The First Time In Eight Months

Republican Blockade Ends: Senate Confirms An Appeals Court Judge For The First Time In Eight Months: Yesterday, the Senate voted 88-12 to confirm Judge William Kayatta Jr. to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Kayatta, who President Obama nominated for this job more than a year ago, is the first federal appellate judge confirmed since Senate Republicans unilaterally declared they would block every single appellate nominee — [...]/p