{"id":38357,"date":"2024-11-19T18:41:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T18:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=38357"},"modified":"2024-11-19T18:41:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T18:41:44","slug":"fl-al-and-ga-will-suffer-the-consequences-desantis-slams-gop-no-shows-after-senate-confirms-bidens-11th-circuit-judge-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=38357","title":{"rendered":"\u2018FL, AL, and GA Will Suffer the Consequences\u2019: DeSantis Slams GOP No-Shows After Senate Confirms Biden\u2019s 11th Circuit Judge Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ron DeSantis\u201d by Gage Skidmore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The U.S. Senate confirmed Embry Kidd to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday with a razor-thin 49-45 vote.<\/p>\n

Kidd, a federal magistrate judge with a controversial record, now holds a lifetime appointment to the appeals court overseeing Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.<\/p>\n

Kidd\u2019s confirmation fills a seat vacated by Judge Charles Wilson, a Clinton appointee who took senior status.<\/p>\n

His confirmation follows the controversial approval of Nancy Abudu, a former Southern Poverty Law Center attorney, in 2023.<\/p>\n

The timing could not have been more critical, as four other federal appellate nominees\u2014Julia Lipez for the First Circuit, Adeel Mangi for the Third Circuit, Ryan Park for the Fourth Circuit and Karla Campbell for the Sixth Circuit\u2014 are awaiting Senate confirmation in what could be the final days of Biden\u2019s presidency with a Democrat-led Senate, according to LAW.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Republican senators faced criticism for failing to prevent this appointment, with several notable absences during the vote.<\/p>\n

Among those missing were:<\/p>\n