NEW: U.S. Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin is 'extremely disappointed' with Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s effort to block Scott Colom's nomination to the federal bench in Mississippi. Durbin could choose to ignore Hyde-Smith and move to confirm Colom.
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi TodaySenate chairman ‘extremely disappointed’ by Hyde-Smith’s effort to block judicial nomination by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 7, 2023 A spokesperson for U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, said is he"extremely disappointed" with Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s effort to block the nomination of Scott Colom of Columbus as a federal judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.
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