Senator Lindsey Graham, the new top Republican on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday called for a shift in how GOP senators approach President Joe Biden's judicial nominees as he urged them to work with Democrats to confirm more judges.
Graham, a South Carolina Republican, made those remarks at the start of the panel's first hearing on Biden's judicial nominees of 2023, as five of the Democratic president's picks to serve on district courts went before the committee.
The comments suggested a change in approach from that of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who often spoke out against Biden's nominees and handed over the leadership position to Graham after hitting a term limit under Republican rules. His remarks came after the Democratic-controlled committee's chair, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, urged Republicans to work with the Democratic president to nominate more judges from their home states than they have to date.
Brookman was among Wednesday's five district court nominees. The others were Charnelle Bjelkengren for the Eastern District of Washington; Michael Farbiarz and Robert Kirsch in New Jersey; and Orelia Merchant for the Eastern District of New York.
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