A second Democrat-appointed federal judge has rescinded a decision to create a new judicial vacancy in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory.
The move by U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn of North Carolina was made as time is running out for President Joe Biden to nominate new judges and get them confirmed by the U.S. Senate before Democrats lose their majority in that chamber when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2025. Biden leaves office on Jan. 20.
Cogburn was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in 2011.
Cogburn’s name disappeared from an official list of expected judicial vacancies on Nov. 30 after appearing on the list the month before….