Andre Mathis had the longest waiting period of any nominee for the Sixth Circuit, with a 10-month gap between his nomination and his appointment.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has existed for 131 years but has never included a Black man from Tennessee — until now.
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