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Senate confirms Traynor as new federal judge in North Dakota Friday, December 20, 2019

Bismarck Tribune

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Devils Lake attorney Daniel Traynor to serve as federal judge in North Dakota, according to U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer.

Traynor was nominated by President Donald Trump in August. He'll succeed U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland, who announced last year he would enter semiretirement.

Traynor's "character, demeanor, temperament, as well as his intellectual capacity will make him an excellent judge," Cramer, R-N.D., said on the Senate floor before Thursday's confirmation vote.

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