The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next Tuesday, June 21, on the nomination of Idaho District Judge David Nye of Pocatello to be Idaho’s next federal district judge, replacing longtime, retired Judge Edward Lodge. Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch announced today that they’ll jointly introduce Nye when he appears before the Senate committee.

“I appreciate the Judiciary Committee recognizing and responding to Senator Risch and me by holding this hearing,” Crapo said in a statement.  “Judge Nye’s combined experiences as a litigator and his service to Idaho’s state courts as a district judge make him extremely well-qualified to serve Idaho as our next federal district court judge.  Judge Nye’s strong record of service shows Idaho will be well served by him joining the federal bench.”

 “After a long and very thorough process, Senator Crapo, the Obama Administration, and I agreed on Judge Nye to be considered as the next federal district court judge in Idaho,” Risch said. “Judge Nye is a sound and principled jurist and I look forward to this next step of the process as he sits before the Judiciary Committee.”

Since Lodge took senior status last July, Idaho has been down to just one U.S. District Judge, Chief Judge B. Lynn Winmill.