The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Emil Bove to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, launching President Trump’s former personal lawyer to a lifetime appointment on the bench amid a series of whistleblower complaints about his conduct.

Bove, currently in the No. 3 role at the Justice Department, is the subject of three different complaints in recent weeks, with two alleging he suggested violating court orders and a third saying he reportedly misled Congress on the dropping of bribery charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams (D).

His nomination was confirmed with a 50-49 vote, with Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine) crossing the aisle to join all Democrats in opposing his nomination.

"They reward a man, credibly accused of wanting to lie to judges, with a black robe and gavel of his own," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on the floor after the vote.

"And they're confirming him for one reason only: Mr. Bove is loyal to Donald Trump, therefore Donald Trump wants him on the bench. The calculus is as simple as that."

Democrats were quick to point out the speed of Bove’s consideration as his nomination was scheduled for a Tuesday night vote.

“What will come out next about Bove? That's precisely the problem with this disaster of a nominee. And why Senate Republicans are rushing through his nomination. Before more disqualifying information can come out,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said in a Tuesday post on X.

Bove has been dogged by whistleblower complaints since his

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