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U.S. Senate panel holds first hearing on Trump’s judicial nominees

Whitney Hermandorfer, 37, tapped to serve on the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, defended her record at the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's first hearing on judicial nominees since Trump returned to office in January. Hermandorfer is the first of Trump's 11 judicial nominees so far to appear before the Republican panel, as the White House looks to further reshape a judiciary whose members have stymied key parts of his agenda. Four nominees to serve as trial court judges in Missouri appeared before the panel later on Wednesday.

By Nathan Howard / Reuters

June 4, 2025

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Cristian M. Stevens, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Zachary M. Bluestone, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Cristian M. Stevens, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Joshua M. Divine, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Zachary M. Bluestone, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, Cristian M. Stevens, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, Maria Lanahan, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, Joshua M. Divine, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Cristian M. Stevens, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Joshua M. Divine, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Zachary M. Bluestone, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Maria Lanahan, nominated to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Maria Lanahan, nominated to the U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to serve on the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on nomination of Whitney D. Hermandorfer to serve on the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) questions Whitney D. Hermandorfer before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination to serve on the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Whitney D. Hermandorfer testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination to serve on the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Committee, shakes hands with Maria Lanahan, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, as they attend a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on nomination of Whitney D. Hermandorfer to serve on the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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Whitney D. Hermandorfer testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination to serve on the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4.
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