# Trump drops appeals court nominee opposed by Arkansas senators

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Washington Examiner, Nov 10, 2026, 5:58 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4799421/trump-drops-lee-rudofsky-arkansas-senators-choosing-cody-hiland-instead/>

The White House withdrew President Donald Trump’s nomination of U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky to the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday after Sens. John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) opposed his elevation. Trump will instead nominate their preferred candidate, Arkansas Supreme Court Associate Justice Cody Hiland. The swap came a day

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- Nov 10, 2026, 5:58 PM: [Trump drops appeals court nominee opposed by Arkansas senators](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4799421/trump-drops-lee-rudofsky-arkansas-senators-choosing-cody-hiland-instead/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  The White House withdrew President Donald Trump’s nomination of U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky to the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday after Sens. John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) opposed his elevation. Trump will instead nominate their preferred candidate, Arkansas Supreme Court Associate Justice Cody Hiland. The swap came a day