PORTLAND (AP) — A Cape Elizabeth lawyer nominated by the Obama administration to fill a seat on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has cleared his first hurdle.
William Kayatta Jr. faced a few questions Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C.
The 58-year-old Kayatta, a partner in a Portland law firm, told the committee he “reveres the rule of law” and said his rulings will be bound by legal precedent.
He now faces approval by the committee and the full Senate. No dates have been set.
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