WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the nomination of Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison Eid to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. If confirmed, she would fill the spot opened by the ascension of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Aides to U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., said her hearing is scheduled for Sept. 20; the committee’s calendar shows .
Staff to U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet confirmed that the Colorado Democrat last week had returned a so-called “blue slip” on her nomination, a procedural hurdle that sometimes can be used to block or stall nominations.
Earlier this month, U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said he in a similar situation where a Minnesota Supreme Court Justice was up for a job on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — arguing the nominee David Stras was too conservative.
Eid has been in limbo since President Donald Trump , though Trump had taken notice earlier of the former law clerk to U.S. Justice Clarence Thomas. During the 2016 campaign, Eid was one of 21 candidates Trump said he would .