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Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:54 PM Tuesday

Trump announced four new judicial nominees tonight

JP Collins
‪@profjpc.bsky.social‬

Trump announced four new judicial nominees tonight:

Andrew Davis for the Western District of Texas,
Chris Wolfe for the Western District of Texas,
John Shepherd for the Western District of Arkansas, and
Anna St. John for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

JP Collins
‪@profjpc.bsky.social‬

John Shepherd is the son of Eighth Circuit Judge Bobby Shepherd. In October, Trump nominated the daughter of another Eighth Circuit judge, Duane Benton, to a district court seat right around the time her father retired. Will Judge Shepherd do the same?
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