Senate Confirms Whitney Hermandorfer as First Federal Judge of Trump’s 2nd Term

The 46–42 vote in the upper chamber to confirm Hermandorfer to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit fell along strict party lines.

Whitney D. Hermandorfer appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on June 4, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters

The U.S. Senate on July 14 confirmed Whitney Hermandorfer to a job in the federal courts, marking the first approval of one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees during his second term.

The 46–42 vote in the upper chamber to confirm Hermandorfer to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit fell along strict party lines.