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Second nominee for Vermont Supreme Court defends role in high-profile immigration litigation, resigns U.S. Attorney post to speak freely
Summary
The second nominee told the Senate Judiciary Committee he resigned from the U.S. Attorney's Office after the hearing was scheduled so he could speak candidly at the confirmation, and explained managing litigation in two high-profile immigration cases assigned to his office, stressing the ethical role of a government advocate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee continued confirmation proceedings with a second nominee (Speaker 3), who described a long career in federal service and recent resignation from the U.S. Attorney's Office to ensure he could speak freely during the confirmation process.
Speaker 3 said he moved to Vermont after law school, worked as a law clerk and in private practice in state courts, and spent more than two decades at the U.S. Attorney's Office where he supervised civil and…
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