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Senators press Trump federal appeals court nominee for pledging to not hire Columbia law clerks

Judge Daniel Traynor, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, signed the pledge in May 2024 alongside 12 conservative justices.

By Erick Berlanga Vazquez / Staff Photographer

Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), one of the members on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Spectator on Wednesday that he would not vote to advance Judge Daniel Traynor’s nomination.

By Joseph Zuloaga • June 30, 2026 at 3:28 AM

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