Arianna J. Freeman testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on March 2, 2022. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
Senate Democrats failed to garner enough votes to confirm Arianna Freeman to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Tuesday.
Freeman, a federal public defender, failed to get confirmed in a 47-50 vote. Sen. Chuck Schumer entered a motion to reconsider her nomination. It appears to be the first time one of President Joe Biden’s nominees failed to get a confirmation on the Senate floor.
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