Trump announces his nominees for judicial positions in Missouri and Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump announced his nominees for several federal judgeships in a press release on Tuesday night.

Trump named his first judicial nominee, Whitney Hermandorfer, last week. Hermandorfer would serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit if confirmed. She is currently the director of the strategic litigation unit in the office of the Tennessee Attorney General. 

Trump named five others on Tuesday night to serve in various judgeships. Four of them are for judicial appointments in Missouri, and one is for Washington, D.C.

For the judicial position in the nation’s capital, Trump nominated Edward Aloysius O’Connell for Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Currently, O’Connell is the chief of staff and deputy general counsel of the

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