THE NEVADA INDEPENDENT –The Senate confirmed Clark County District Court Judge Cristina Silva and UNLV law professor Anne Traum to join the U.S. District Court in Nevada. The judiciary loomed large in the Senate this week as the vote on the Nevada judges came as the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to join the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman to serve on the court. Both Sen. (D-NV) and Sen. (D-NV) plan to meet with Jackson in the next few weeks. The Senate also held procedural votes on legislation that would spur domestic manufacturing of semiconductors, the computer chips used in everything from smartphones to cars that have been in short supply. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans to finish work on the legislation next week, which will result in the House requesting a conference committee. That panel will consist of both House and Senate members and reconcile differences between respective House and Senate versions of the bill.