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Meaghan Ellis

UNCOVERED: Biden planned to pick thomas style judge - The Untold Story

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty Images

Deep concerns are looming about President Joe Biden's potential pick for a lifetime federal judgeship in Kentucky. A new report published by the Louisville Courier-Journal offered insight into the belief systems of anti-abortion lawyer Chad Meredith, who is said to be Biden's pick for a U.S. District Court seat that will be vacant in the near future.

The news outlet cited a 2018 letter written by Stephen Pitt, a general counsel to former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R), who said Meredith "would be a strong and dependable conservative asset to the federal judiciary for decades." The letter also boasted about Meredith's experience and served as a recommendation for another federal court vacancy that had come available that year.

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