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President Donald Trump is reportedly considering nominating Emil Bove, one of his former criminal defense attorneys, to a position on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which covers Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
According to a report by The New York Times, two individuals familiar with the matter—speaking on condition of anonymity—revealed that Bove, now a senior official at the Department of Justice, is a top contender for the nomination. “They cautioned that the timing remains unclear, and the intentions could still shift,” the report added.
Bove currently serves as the top deputy to Todd Blanche, the second-highest-ranking official at the DOJ, and previously represented Trump in two of his federal trials. His role in pushing Trump’s immigration agenda, along with controversial legal interventions, is expected to draw sharp criticism from Democrats if the nomination moves forward.
“One of the more defining episodes of his tenure so far was the battle he waged against his former colleagues in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York over the administration’s request to drop bribery charges against the New York mayor, Mr. Adams,” The Times reported.
“Mr. Bove pressured top prosecutors in the office to drop the case. He claimed that the charges had been brought by an overzealous Biden-appointed U.S. attorney and argued that the case would hinder Mr. Adams’ capacity to cooperate with the White House on immigration enforcement,” the outlet added.
A graduate of Georgetown Law School, the 44-year-old Bove spent nearly a decade working in the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan. People close to Bove say he has long dreamed of a seat on the federal bench. As The Times noted, “his longtime ambition has been to serve as a federal judge.”
Should Trump follow through on the nomination, Bove’s confirmation battle is likely to become a flashpoint in ongoing partisan debates over judicial appointments and the politicization of the justice system.
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