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  1. Clinton's original nominee for the vacancy was lawyer John Tait of Lewiston. That nomination was one of many that year blocked for political reasons. [5] The state's Republican U.S. Senators, Larry Craig and Dirk Kempthorne, opposed Tait's nomination. [3]

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Lynn Winmill
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Assumed office
August 16, 2021
Legal offices
Preceded byJudge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
1995–2021
Succeeded by
Preceded byChief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
1999–2019
Succeeded by