Brown, D-Ohio, and Portman, R-Ohio, recommended McFarland to the federal bench. Portman said McFarland’s “reputation is well deserved and I am confident he will continue to distinguished service on the bench.”
McFarland was elected to the court of appeals in 2004. He was re-elected in 2010 and 2016.
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