"The staffs of state attorneys general have become fertile ground for President Donald Trump to pick appeals court judges, as the president has shifted the federal judiciary in a direction more in line with respecting state authority.
At least six circuit court judges nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate have been state solicitors general or deputy attorneys general. Such officials are the litigators on behalf of a state—typically on the front lines of legal fights, while the state’s attorney general is the public and political face.
Call them a farm team.
“Republican state attorneys general have defended the rule of law at every turn,” Scott Will, executive director of the Republican Attorneys General Association told The Daily Signal. “They recruited the best and the brightest to serve their state, and now the Trump administration is nominating these lawyers to serve as a federal judge or to a senior administration position.”
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/05/29/trump-taps-state-farm-team-in-remaking-federal-courts/
At least six circuit court judges nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate have been state solicitors general or deputy attorneys general. Such officials are the litigators on behalf of a state—typically on the front lines of legal fights, while the state’s attorney general is the public and political face.
Call them a farm team.
“Republican state attorneys general have defended the rule of law at every turn,” Scott Will, executive director of the Republican Attorneys General Association told The Daily Signal. “They recruited the best and the brightest to serve their state, and now the Trump administration is nominating these lawyers to serve as a federal judge or to a senior administration position.”
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/05/29/trump-taps-state-farm-team-in-remaking-federal-courts/