DA Scott Colom nominated to serve as federal judge
MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – District Attorney Scott Colom’s nomination for judge is headed back to the White House.
President Biden nominated Colom to serve as a federal judge in the U.S. District Court-Northern District of Mississippi in Oxford.
But Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith did not return what’s known as the “blue slip” in support of Colom.
It’s tradition for senators from the state of a nominee to return a blue slip in favor of the candidate in a confirmation vote.
So for months, the nomination has languished in committee.
Nominations that have been neither confirmed nor rejected are automatically returned at the end of a session.
Further consideration can only occur if and when the President submits a new nomination to the Senate.
