WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley issued the following news release:
The Senate today confirmed John Thomas Shepherd to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, by a vote of 53-46, marking the 100th federal district court judge confirmed under the leadership of Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
"Throughout my time leading the Senate Judiciary Committee, I've been committed to putting highly qualified, constitutionalist judges on the bench who strengthen the independence and integrity of the federal judiciary. I'm proud to have steered 100 district court judges to lifetime appointments in courthouses across the nation," Grassley said. "A nonpartisan study shows the most productive, highest ...