The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved nine federal judicial nominees; five for the Court of Federal Claims, three in Texas and one in Utah. Nominees are Texas State Court Judges Alfred H. Bennett; Jose R. Olvera Jr.; and Federal Magistrate Judge George C. Hanks Jr., Utah Supreme Court Associate Justice Jill N. Parrish; and Federal Claims nominees renominated current Judge Nancy B. Firestone, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Judge Jeri K. Somers, Fish & Richardson PC principal Thomas L. Halkowski and federal prosecutors Patricia M. McCarthy and Armando O. Bonilla.
