President Donald Trump secured approval of his first judicial nominee of his second term, as the U.S. Senate confirmed a former law clerk to three members of the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority to a seat on a federal appeals court.

The pace of judicial confirmations is lagging compared with the president’s first stint in office, but more are in the pipeline.

Hermandorfer previously served as director of strategic litigation for the Tennessee AG, where she defended several Trump policies.

The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s first judicial nominee of his second term, a notably slower pace than at the same point in his first term or former President Joe Biden’s. The Senate voted 46-42 to confirm Whitney Hermandorfer to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Senate voted along party lines Monday to confirm Whitney Hermandorfer to serve on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The 46-42 confirmation vote for President Donald Trump’s first judicial pick of his second term came following objections from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee,

President Donald Trump secured his first judicial confirmation of his second term as the U.S. Senate approved Whitney Hermandorfer to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The 46-42 party-line vote gives Trump his

Democrats warn the confirmation marks the beginning of the White House's judicial agenda elevating federal court nominees who are loyal to Trump above all else.

Following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Senate Republicans are turning their focus to confirming President Donald Trump’s judicial picks. The Senate confirmed Whitney Hermandorfer to a lifetime appointment on the Cincinnati,