President Biden has decided to withdraw his nomination of April Perry as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and instead nominate her for a lifetime appointment as a district court judge. This decision was made after Republican Senator J.D. Vance blocked Perry’s confirmation as U.S. Attorney. Perry will now be nominated to fill the vacancy created by the expected elevation of Judge Nancy Maldonado to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. This move is part of Biden and Senator Dick Durbin’s efforts to confirm judges with lifetime appointments before the November election, as the Democrats could lose control of the Senate.