July 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed an Ohio public interest lawyer as President Joe Biden's latest nominee to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a vote that was largely along party lines. Rachel Bloomekatz was approved by a vote of 50-48 to the Cincinnati-based appeals court as Senate Democrats push to confirm judges ahead of a planned recess next month. Bloomekatz, who launched the public interest law firm Bloomekatz Law in Ohio in 2019, has represented consumers, workers and voters in appellate cases. Bloomekatz previously worked at Washington, D.C.-based Gupta Wessler, a law firm that represents plaintiffs in appellate litigation, and global law firm Jones Day.

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Persons: Joe Biden's, Rachel Bloomekatz, Chuck Schumer, litigator, Bloomekatz, Joe Manchin, Stephen Breyer, Donald Trump, Gupta, Jones, Andrew Goudsward, Jacqueline Thomsen, Jamie Freed Organizations: U.S, Senate, Circuit, Appeals, Democrats, Top, Bloomekatz Law, Gun Safety, Republicans, Democratic, Supreme, Washington , D.C, Thomson Locations: Ohio, Cincinnati, U.S ., Tennessee, Washington ,, Washington