The highly controversial nomination of Judge Robert Chatigny to a prestigious federal appeals court in New York City has been withdrawn.
Chatigny, who performed the wedding ceremony for U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd, had been nominated for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at Foley Square. Dodd had backed Chatigny's nomination, but Dodd did not seek reelection and was replaced Wednesday by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal.
Chatigny - pronounced Shot Knee - will remain as a federal judge.