Tag Archives: Patrick Bumatay

Senate confirms gay man for 9th Circuit

The U.S. Senate, on a strictly partisan vote, confirmed openly gay prosecutor Patrick Bumatay to serve on the nation's largest federal appeals bench.

Two judicial nominees: one gay, one called a ‘bigot’

The confirmation hearing of openly gay prosecutor Patrick Bumatay was overshadowed this week by intense scrutiny of allegations that another Trump nominee harbors hostility towards LGBT people.