The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a controversial nominee for a lifetime appointment to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, despite a walkout by Democratic members.

But it's less clear whether he will be confirmed by the full Senate. Republicans hold 53 seats in the upper chamber, meaning the nomination would fail if Bove loses the support of four GOP senators.

Trump's former defense attorney Emil Bove faces opposition from former judges and Democrats as his nomination for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals faces first test.

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the nomination after Democrats stormed out in protest when the panel’s chairman, Senator Charles E. Grassley, called the roll ...

Democrats then walked out of the meeting in protest while Republicans proceeded to vote unanimously to send Bove's nomination to the full Senate. Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the chamber.

Trump's former defense attorney Emil Bove faces opposition from former judges and Democrats as his nomination for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals faces first test.

Democrats then walked out of the meeting in protest while Republicans proceeded to vote unanimously to send Bove's nomination to the full Senate. Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the chamber.

Emil Bove, US President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, moved a step closer Thursday to becoming a federal appellate judge, after a fiery Senate committee meeting that featured a walkout ...

Emil Bove, US President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, moved a step closer Thursday to becoming a federal appellate judge, after a fiery Senate committee meeting that featured a walkout by ...

Democrats then walked out of the meeting in protest while Republicans proceeded to vote unanimously to send Bove's nomination to the full Senate. Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the chamber.