Trump pick for Alaska bench withdraws

摘要

An Anchorage attorney nominated to a federal judgeship by President Trump has pulled his nomination.rnJonathan Katchen, 43, was nominated in April for a slot on the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska (Greenwire. April 10).rnTrump had selected him from among five names submitted by Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Dan Sullivan (R).rnA Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for the Holland & Hart LLP attorney was never scheduled, and his nomination had drawn opposition from the Alaska Bar Association.