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Judge Rudofsky Will Be An Excellent Addition To the Eighth Circuit

I appreciate the trend of elevating District Court judges to the Circuit Court.

Josh Blackman | 8.16.2026 10:35 PM

I was extremely pleased to see that President Trump nominated Judge Lee Rudofsky of the Eastern District of Arkansas to a new vacancy on the Eighth Circuit. I have known Judge Rudofsky since his service as Arkansas Solicitor General nearly a decade ago. Judge Rudofsky is a committed originalist and a careful jurist. I echo the Wall Street Journal's strong editorial in support of Judge Rudofsky:

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