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1. Replaces an Obama appointee we were unable to replace last year

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:29 AM

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Announced taking senior status last January (once a replacement was confirmed). I think she’s the only appellate judge who didn’t rescind her retirement after the election.

This one is in her mid 30s and clerked for Kavanaugh, Alito, and Barrett… and the 6th circuit shifts to 10-6 at the en-banc level and it’s still overwhelmingly red at the senior level.

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