Biden just nominated Ghislaine Maxwell's judge to a federal court position

Biden nominated her for a promotion to a federal appeals court on the exact day jury selection began for the ghislaine Maxwell case.

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The judge presiding over the trial of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell is being recommended for a prestigious federal appeals court spot — a nod coming the same day jury selection started in the high-profile Maxwell case.

Sen. Chuck Schumer on Tuesday night announced his recommendation that Judge Alison Nathan be elevated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

It’s not clear how a nomination would affect the trial, which is expected to last about six weeks in Nathan’s Southern District of New York courtroom.

District Court spokesman Edward Friedland suggested Nathan could still preside over the trial through the nomination process.

“If Judge Nathan is nominated, I have every reason to believe, as is customary for lower court judges who are nominated to higher courts, she will continue to do her day job and preside over the many matters on her docket,” he said.