Emil Bove will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for his nomination to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Trump nominated Bove, his principal associate deputy attorney general and former criminal defense attorney, to the federal bench in May, after Bove’s monthslong tenure at the Department of Justice implementing some of the most controversial Trump administration moves at DOJ. In his capacity at the department, he has helmed the dismissal of federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and helped terminate staffers who aided cases tied to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
A news release from the office of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) noted Bove would appear before the Committee on June 25, and a person familiar with the schedule confirmed the date. The committee has noticed that it would hold a nomination hearing on Wednesday but did not specify which nominees would appear.
If confirmed, Bove would hold a lifetime appointment on the 3rd Circuit, which has jurisdiction over appeals from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Last week, Whitehouse asked DOJ for a host of documents about Bove’s work at the Department, including those related to his dismissal of charges against Adams. The decision to end the Adams case — which coincided with Adams’ commitment to cooperate with the administration on immigration enforcement at the Rikers jail — also shepherded the resignation of a number of DOJ attorneys.
