By Nate Raymond

Dec 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed two conservative Mississippi Supreme Court justices to serve as federal trial court judges, despite what Democrats called their extreme stances on abortion, LGBTQ rights and sentencing.

The Republican-led chamber approved President Donald Trump’s nominees, ‍Robert Chamberlin and James Maxwell, to serve as life-tenured judges on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

The Senate voted 51-46 in favor of Chamberlin, who has served on his state’s high court since 2017, and 51-46 in favor of Maxwell, who joined the nine-member Mississippi Supreme Court in 2016.

Trump announced their nominations in August, describing Chamberlin in a social media post as a “TOUGH, SMART” individual and Maxwell as

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