The Senate’s razor-thin 53–46 vote to confirm Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe as U.S. District Judge for Florida’s Middle District marked yet another victory in Donald Trump’s sweeping campaign to reshape America’s courts. A former appellate and circuit judge with a tough-on-crime record, Moe is now set to oversee one of the nation’s busiest federal districts, covering Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville.
Republicans hailed her as a constitutionalist devoted to “law and order,” while Democrats blasted the pick as proof of Trump’s drive to lock in conservative power for decades. The narrow margin underscored Washington’s partisan divide — yet Trump celebrated the result as evidence his judicial revolution remains unstoppable even amid political gridlock. As Judge Moe prepares to take the bench, her rulings could redefine legal battles over immigration, regulation, and civil rights across the Sunshine State — and further cement Trump’s enduring imprint on the American judiciary.
