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Senate Judiciary to send two Supreme Court nominees to full Senate with no positive recommendation
Summary
After divided committee votes on Jan. 29, the Senate Judiciary committee agreed to report Christina Nolan and Michael Dresser to the full Senate without a positive recommendation, following debate over a courthouse firearm incident tied to Nolan and immigration-related cases tied to Dresser.
The Senate Judiciary committee debated confirmation of two nominees for the Vermont Supreme Court on Jan. 29 and voted to send both nominations to the full Senate without a positive recommendation.
Committee members spent the morning evaluating Christina Nolan and Michael Dresser. Lawmakers raised separate concerns for each nominee: Nolan’s past courthouse incident involving a firearm and Dresser’s role in high-profile immigration cases. Supporters cited Nolan’s prosecutorial and defense experience and Dresser’s long U.S. Attorney’s Office tenure; critics said those records raised questions about judgment and public trust.
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