The Senate confirmed a litigator who challenges the terms of class action settlements to fill a Louisiana trial court seat that’s been open for more than two years.
The Republican-led chamber voted 51-45 on Tuesday for Donald Trump nominee Anna St. John to join the New Orleans-based Eastern District of Louisiana.
St. John will replace Sarah Vance, a Bill Clinton appointee who created the vacancy in January 2024 by stepping back from active service.
St. John is president and general counsel of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, a nonprofit public-interest firm.
She’s mostly practiced in federal court, and typical clients ...