Mich.) in a 53-42 vote, and Mónica Ramírez Almadani (C.D. Mass.) in a 52-46 vote, Magistrate Judge Ramon Reyes (E.D.N.Y.) in a 51-48 vote, Brandy McMillion (E.D. As of this writing, the Senate has confirmed 5 Article III nominees: Judge Kenly Kato (C.D. The Senate made good progress on judicial nominations this week. To date, 154 Article III judges have been confirmed during the Biden-Harris Administration. Once the remaining nominees are officially nominated, there will be 39 pending nominees: 19 waiting for floor votes, 7 waiting to be reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 13 waiting for hearings before the Committee. If confirmed, Berner would be the first openly LBGTQ+ person to serve on the Fourth Circuit, and Mangi would be the first Muslim American to serve on any circuit court.Īs of November 16, there are 93 Article III vacancies, 64 of which are current. This slate continued the White House’s trend of trying to diversify the federal bench. The slate contained 5 Article III nominees: Nicole Berner (4th Cir.), Adeel Mangi (3d Cir.), Judge Amy Baggio (D. This week the White House announced the next slate of judicial nominees. Both sets of votes will now have to wait until after the holiday. Also, the Committee was scheduled to vote on the authorization for subpoenas relating to the Supreme Court ethics. Or.) after the Senate Parliamentarian ruled the Committee’s vote last week was against committee rules. Cal.) and Magistrate Judge Mustafa Kasubhai (D. First, the Committee was set to revote on Judge Eumi Lee (N.D. On Thursday, the Committee was scheduled to hold a mark up for several pieces of business, but the meeting was canceled as the Senate adjourned Wednesday evening after funding the government. Both nominees are now eligible for a full committee vote. On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing for 2 Article III nominees: Sara Hill (N.D. The cloture vote for Bryan is the first vote scheduled after the recess ends on November 27. Before leaving for the Thanksgiving recess, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed cloture on 2 Article III nominees: Judge Jeffrey Bryan (D. With the focus primarily on funding the government, the Senate only confirmed 1 Article III nominee: Judge Ana de Alba (9th Cir.) in a 48-43 vote. The Senate made limited progress on judicial nominations this week. The Committee voted to issue two subpoenas to Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo. In other judiciary news, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to authorize subpoenas relating to the ongoing Supreme Courts ethics issue. To date, 159 Article III judges have been confirmed during the Biden-Harris Administration. There are 34 pending nominees: 19 waiting for floor votes, 8 waiting to be reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 7 waiting for hearings before the Committee. Conn.).Īs of November 30, there are 93 Article III vacancies, 63 of which are current. Or.), Seth Aframe (1st Cir.), Magistrate Judge Edward Kiel (D.N.J.), and Sarah Russell (D. Cal.), Magistrate Judge Mustafa Kasubhai (D. On Thursday, the Committee also held an executive business meeting where it advanced 5 Article III nominees to the Senate floor: Judge Eumi Lee (N.D. All 6 nominees are now eligible for a full committee vote. Fla.), Magistrate Judge Julie Sneed (M.D. Fla.), Magistrate Judge Melissa Damian (S.D. On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing for 6 Article III nominees: Magistrate Judge Jacquelyn Austin (D.S.C.), Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra (S.D. The Senate also invoked cloture on Judge Irma Ramirez (5th Cir.), setting up a potential confirmation vote next week. Minn.), Margaret Garnett (S.D.N.Y.), Micah Smith (D. Over the course of the week, the Senate confirmed 5 Article III nominees: Judge Jeffrey Bryan (D. The Senate made encouraging progress on judicial nominations this week. Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.Technology Law and Intellectual Property.Regulation and the Administrative State.
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