President Trump has nominated two more judges to sit on the federal bench. Here are their biographies, courtesy of the White House.
John Leonard Badalamenti of Florida, to serve as Judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
John Badalamenti currently serves as a District Judge on the Florida Second District Court of Appeal. Before taking the bench in 2015, Judge Badalamenti served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Middle District of Florida, where he argued cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Before joining the Public Defender’s office, Judge Badalamenti was an associate at Carlton Fields, P.A., and an Attorney Advisor for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Judge Badalamenti also served as a law clerk to Frank Mays Hull and Paul H. Roney of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Judge Badalamenti earned his B.A., with highest honors, and his M.A. from the University of Florida, and his J.D., with honors, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
Stephen P. McGlynn of Illinois, to serve as Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Stephen McGlynn currently serves as Circuit Judge on the Illinois Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court and previously served as a Justice on the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court. Earlier in his career, Judge McGlynn was in private practice at McGlynn & McGlynn, Attorneys at Law. He has also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General of Illinois. Judge McGlynn earned his B.A. from the University of Dayton and his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law.
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The nominations come on the heels of a record number of Trump nominated judges being confirmed by the Senate.
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