Trump’s nominee for the federal bench in Montana squeaks by Senate committee along party lines

By: Darrell Ehrlick

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 1,127

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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President Donald Trump’s pick to become a federal judge in Montana, Kathleen “Katie” Lane, narrowly cleared her way through the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee along a party-line vote, despite the American Bar Association deeming her to be “unqualified” as a candidate.

Last week, the Senate Judiciary forwarded four federal judge nominees, a U.S. marshal and a U.S. attorney nominee to the full Senate. That means Lane will have a full vote of the U.S. Senate, …

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