NEW: Possible Senate Vote on McConnell This Week

NEW: Possible Senate Vote on McConnell This Week

The U.S. Senate this week is once again poised to vote on the nomination of local attorney Jack McConnell to the bench for the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island.

The vote could come if the Senate approves a motion to close debate on the nomination.

McConnell is best known for his role in the 1998 tobacco settlement and the lead paint litigation in Rhode Island. He has over 20 years of experience in complex litigation and is the director of the Environmental practice group at Motley Rice, where he represents individuals, groups of citizens, municipalities, counties and states in cases of personal injury, property damage, and economic loss as a result of negligent environmental practices.

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Obama first picked McConnell for the judicial appointment last year, but the nomination was blocked in the Senate.

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