Trump Nominates Hermandorfer to 6th Circuit Court

President Donald Trump has nominated Whitney Hermandorfer, director of Tennessee’s Strategic Litigation Unit, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit as his first judicial nomination of his second term. Hermandorfer has led major constitutional cases, defended Tennessee's near-total abortion ban, and challenged Biden-era rules on transgender students. She clerked for Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Amy Coney Barrett and previously worked in appellate litigation in Washington, D.C. Trump praised her commitment to defending girls’ and women’s sports and the rule of law, while supporters cite her legal acumen. Critics argue the nomination reflects a strategy of installing loyalists to the bench. If confirmed, Hermandorfer will fill the seat vacated by Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch and further extend Trump's influence on the federal judiciary.