President Trump
Donald John TrumpDems flip Wisconsin state Senate seat Sessions: 'We should be like Canada' in how we take in immigrants GOP rep: 'Sheet metal and garbage' everywhere in Haiti MORE on Tuesday nominated the wife of former Sen. David Vitter
David Bruce VitterWhere is due process in all the sexual harassment allegations? Not the Senate's job to second-guess Alabama voters The Senate 'ethics' committee is a black hole where allegations die MORE (R-La.) to serve as a federal judge.
The White House announced Trump's nomination of Wendy Vitter as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana along with three other nominees for federal courts in Texas for confirmation by the Senate.
Vitter previously served as the general counsel for the Catholic Archdiocese in New Orleans and managed her husband's House campaigns and assisted with his Senate bids.
Both Louisiana Sens. Bill Cassidy
William (Bill) Morgan CassidyTrump allies see 's---hole' controversy as overblown GOP senator: Leaking Trump’s alleged Oval Office comments ‘undermines trust’ Dems quiz Trump HHS nominee on drug pricing MORE (R) and John Kennedy
John Neely KennedyMORE (R) praised Vitter's nomination to be a federal judge on Tuesday.
Kennedy, who replaced Vitter's husband in the Senate, commended her "very important work as a prosecutor and legal counsel" for the Archdiocese.
Vitter was in the public spotlight in 2007 after her husband apologized for a "serious sin" after his number was linked to the "D.C. Madam" escort service.
"Like all marriages, ours is not perfect. None of us are. But we choose to work together as a family," she said at the time during a press conference with her husband.
David Vitter announced he would not seek reelection for the Louisiana seat after losing the state's gubernatorial runoff election in 2015. He works for a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm.