{"id":155618,"date":"2026-06-30T10:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/30\/trump-picks-recently-confirmed-judge-anna-st-john-for-5th-circuit-vacancy\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:21:07","slug":"trump-picks-recently-confirmed-judge-anna-st-john-for-5th-circuit-vacancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/30\/trump-picks-recently-confirmed-judge-anna-st-john-for-5th-circuit-vacancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Picks Recently Confirmed Judge Anna St. John for 5th Circuit Vacancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias said St. John&#8217;s elevation has been particularly quick, though Trump in his first term similarly appointed some individuals to district courts and elevated them to appeals courts shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" 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particularly quick, though Trump in his first term similarly appointed some individuals to district courts and elevated them to appeals courts shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/958800884\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/958800884\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/958800884\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fblike20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Pin it!\" 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