The State : Bonner Gets Nomination

U.S. Atty. Robert C. Bonner was formally nominated by President Reagan to fill a federal judgeship in Los Angeles that will become vacant later this year if the Senate confirms U.S. District Judge Pamela Ann Rymer for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Reagan’s choice of Bonner, 46, the chief federal prosecutor for Los Angeles and a surrounding seven-county area of Southern California, was announced by the White House just two months after Sen. Pete Wilson (R-Calif.) had recommended Bonner for the job. Sources close to the nomination process said the unusual speed in officially sending Bonner’s name to the Senate is part of an effort to ensure Senate approval of both Rymer and Bonner for judgeships before election-year politics puts a stop to all judicial selections. Rymer, 46, a conservative with strong Republican political ties, was nominated by Reagan for the 9th Circuit in April.