Senate Committee Advances Top Justice Department Nominees

Members voted along party lines to favorably report the nominations of Dean John Sauer, Harmeet Dhillon, and Aaron Reitz to the full Senate.

(Left to right) John Sauer, nominee to be U.S. solicitor general; Aaron Reitz, nominee to be assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Policy; and Harmeet Dhillon, nominee to be the assistant attorney general for civil rights, are sworn in before testifying during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington on Feb. 26, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans advanced President Donald Trump’s nominees for three senior Justice Department positions on March 13 over the objections of Democrat members.

Members voted along party lines in three 12–10 votes to move forward the nominations of attorneys Dean John Sauer, Harmeet Dhillon, and Aaron Reitz.