Senate Fails to Confirm Biden Judicial Nominee Who Released Convicted Criminal Involved in Shooting Death of Boy

The U.S. Capitol building is seen from the U.S. District Court House in Washington on July 18, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden’s nominee for the U.S. District Court of Washington, D.C., Judge Todd Edelman, has failed to garner enough votes in the Senate Judiciary Committee, meaning his nomination will expire on Jan. 3, when the 117th Congress ends.

Edelman, who currently sits on the district’s Superior Court, was nominated by Biden in September.