The president continued nominating candidates to the federal bench, putting forth 
Judge John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr. of the Shelby County Criminal Court as a nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee and Newark litigator Kevin McNulty as a nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Judge John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr. of the Shelby County Criminal Court as a nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee and Newark litigator Kevin McNulty as a nominee to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.On the Senate’s last official day of business for the year, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that he would block 21 judicial nominees waiting for floor votes. The Senate subsequently returned eight others to the president. They are:
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Caitlin Joan Halligan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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Michael Green to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
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Victoria Frances Nourse to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
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Louis B. Butler, Jr., to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
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V. Natasha Perdew Silas to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
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Linda T. Walker to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
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Arvo Mikkanen to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
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Steve Six to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
The White House announced that it would not renominate Green; the seat for which the president nominated him has been vacant since March 2009.
The Latest from “In the News”
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“Mystery surrounds rejection of Mikkanen judicial nomination,” from The Oklahoman
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“Michael Green not alone in rejection,” from The Democrat and Chronicle
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“Republicans block recess appointments,” from Politico
The Latest from “Recommended Readings”
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“McConnell Takes Every Single Judicial Nominee Hostage To Sabotage Consumer Protection Agency,” from ThinkProgress
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“Confirmations lag as Senate breaks,” from Reuters
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“On Judges, Murkowski Stands Alone Within Her Party,” from People for the American Way blog
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