Biden judicial nominee Wamble withdraws from consideration, cites nearly 2-year wait for action

By SEUNG MIN KIM and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor who President Joe Biden nominated to become a U.S. district judge in Kansas has withdrawn his name from consideration. Jabari Wamble cited a nearly two-year wait for action in a letter to the Democratic president on Tuesday. Wamble is a U.S. attorney in Kansas. The White House on Wednesday didn’t offer an explanation for Wamble’s withdrawal but called him “deeply qualified” and said Biden is proud to have nominated him. Wamble is Biden’s second judicial nominee to drop out this month. Last week, attorney Michael Delaney backed out of consideration for the U.S. appeals court in Boston.