President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he’s nominating Benjamin Flowers, a Columbus-area attorney and former Ohio solicitor general, to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Trump announced the nomination on Truth Social, calling Flowers “a Highly Respected attorney” and saying he is “confident that Ben will fight for the Great People of Ohio, and strongly uphold the Rule of Law in his new role.”

The U.S. Senate needs to sign off on his nomination. He would replace Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton, another former Ohio Solicitor General, who plans to go on senior status in October.

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