Circuit court vacancy coming soon?

Judge Janice Rogers Brown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has begun to inform officials that she intends to step down, according to multiple reports Friday.

The expected retirement, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, would provide President Trump a chance to pick a successor in the second-most powerful court in Washington, D.C., behind only the Supreme Court.

Brown, 68, was an appointee of former President George W. Bush in 2005 and, according to the Journal, is a conservative voice in the court.

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