State Politics

Next up for new Idaho federal judge: A Senate vote

By Rob Hotakainen

Statesman Washington Bureau
Judge David Nye testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Idaho's Republican senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, also attended the hearing to introduce Nye and testify on his behalf. Nye was nominated by President Barack Obama in April.
Judge David Nye testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Idaho's Republican senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, also attended the hearing to introduce Nye and testify on his behalf. Nye was nominated by President Barack Obama in April. Tong Wu McClatchy

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to approve David Nye as a federal judge for Idaho, a move aimed at easing the state’s judicial emergency.

The panel signed off on Nye on a voice vote, sending President Barack Obama’s nominee to the full Senate for a final vote.

But that won’t happen until September, at the earliest, as Congress prepares to take a seven-week summer recess.

For more details about the vote, follow this link.

This story was originally published July 14, 2016 at 12:27 PM with the headline "Next up for new Idaho federal judge: A Senate vote."

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