Jabari Wamble, U.S. President Joe Biden's pick for a federal judgeship in Kansas, asked on Tuesday to have his nomination withdrawn from consideration in the Senate, a letter obtained by Reuters showed.
U.S President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference following the Group of Seven leaders summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on Sunday, May 21, 2023. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
WASHINGTON, May 24 - Jabari Wamble, U.S. President Joe Biden's pick for a federal judgeship in Kansas, asked on Tuesday to have hisHe became the second Biden judicial nominee to drop out in as many weeks. Michael Delaney, a former New Hampshire attorney general selected by Biden for a spot on the Boston-based 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, last week asked toWamble, the son-in-law of Democratic U.S.
Wamble initially was tapped by the Democratic president last year for a seat on the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but the nomination expired in the Senate. Biden in February then nominated Wamble instead to serve as a district court judge in Kansas.Following his withdrawal, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said Biden is proud to have nominated Wamble, "who has dedicated his life to serving the people of Kansas.
Politico was the first to report Wamble's withdrawal. It reported that some aides were concerned that Wamble would receive a "not qualified" rating from the American Bar Association, the lawyers' group that assesses the qualifications of judicial nominees. No Biden nominee has yet received such a rating.Jacqueline ThomsenJacqueline Thomsen, based in Washington, D.C., covers legal news related to policy, the courts and the legal profession.
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