Senate Confirms 5th Circuit Nominee, Four District Judges
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Catharina Haynes, a Baker Botts partner in Dallas, to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. She is the first federal appeals court nominee to be approved by the full Senate this year and the seventh in the 110th Congress.
In addition, the Senate also confirmed the following nominees for judgeships: Brian Miller in the Eastern District of Arkansas, James Hall in the Southern District of Georgia, John Mendez in the Eastern District of California, and Stanley Anderson in the Western District of Tennessee . . .