AdvertisementFederal Judicial Nominee Who Has Never Tried A Case Advanced By Senate CommitteeNovember 11, 2017Chris BenderevfacebookEmailSenate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and ranking member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., participate in an executive business meeting in April. A party-line vote by the committee on Thursday advanced the judicial nomination of Brett Talley despite his lack of trial experience. (Getty Images)