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
After several months languishing in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, the nomination of Arianna Freeman to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit passed a significant hurdle recently, and observers remain hopeful, yet skeptical, that the federal defender, who would become the first Black woman appointed to the bench, will be confirmed before the midterm elections.
In a party-line 50-48 vote Wednesday, the Senate voted to discharge Freeman’s nomination from the Judiciary Committee. The measure passed with two senators abstaining, including Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, whose state sits within the Third Circuit.
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