TWIST: The White House just announced Trump is nominating Patrick Bumatay, whose nomination for a California district court seat is pending, for the 9th Circuit instead. They also announced DOJ official Lawrence VanDyke as another 9th Circuit pick 
Trump tried to nominate Bumatay last year for the 9th Circuit, but it didn't go anywhere and got kicked back to the White House at the end of the year. Bumatay was put up earlier this year for a district court seat, but it appears the White House wants to try again for the 9th
The White House also announced four district court nominees for Cailfornia
Bumatay is an AUSA in California and previously served at DOJ. Sens. Feinstein and Harris opposed his nomination for the 9th Circuit the last time, see: latimes.com/politics/la-na… If confirmed, he'd be one of the few openly gay circuit judges in the country: washingtonblade.com/2018/10/15/tru…
VanDyke oversees the Natural Resource Section at DOJ, and previously served as a state solicitor general for NV and MT. He unsuccessfully ran for the Montana Supreme Court in 2014 — his campaign site no longer works, but his Twitter account shows he focused on 2nd Amend. issues
Sen. Harris has issued a statement opposing the White House's renewed effort to nominate Patrick Bumatay for the 9th Circuit
