Biden Cabinet Confirmation Live Thread ***hearings, votes, etc.***
politicallefty:
Called it:
Quote from: politicallefty on May 13, 2023, 04:59:53 PM
I'm certainly glad to see movement there, though we clearly didn't have to wait for Feinstein. Apart from the GHWB appointee, the DC Circuit is rather young, relatively speaking (only one judge out of 11 was born before 1961). Unfortunately, no cloture motions were filed before the weekend. I'd like to see some movement on Abudu, Rikelman, and especially Bloomekatz. (If Manchin ever defects on judicial nominations, it might be on any number of those.) Garcia and Bloomekatz are probably prime SCOTUS candidates for at least the next decade, if not more.
Abudu was waiting since January of last year. Some district court nominees have been waiting since September 2021. I definitely expect Manchin to vote against Rikelman as she argued the pro-choice side in Dobbs at SCOTUS. We can afford to lose his vote from time to time, so I'm not worried about that. Schumer just needs to make sure his timing is right. It looks the first judicial nominee forced to withdraw will be because of issues on the left (Michael Delaney for the 1st Circuit).
Quote from: Epaminondas on May 19, 2023, 02:55:26 PM
Shocking how much harder it is to name a Dem judge to the 11th than to any of the more progressive court.
That's not necessarily true now, but it was when blue slips still applied for circuit court nominees. Obama wasn't able to fill the Alabama seat and his appointee for one of the Georgia seats took senior status after less than four years, allowing Republicans to take a narrow majority.
If you look at the strict party line votes on circuit judges, there haven't been many and they're all on more balanced courts. Biden has significantly shaped some of the lower courts. The 2nd Circuit now has outright liberal majority and the 3rd Circuit is now tied. The 2nd Circuit is probably locked in for some time now considering the oldest judge was born in 1959 (the second oldest being born in 1964). The 3rd Circuit has a similar age profile. Similarly, the 7R-5D majority in the 11th is likely locked in for some time. Apart from a Clinton appointee born in 1954, the oldest judge was born in 1961. These are the only circuit judges confirmed on party line votes:
Eunice Lee (2nd)
Myrna Pérez (2nd)
Lucy Koh (9th)
Jennifer Sung (9th)
Holly Thomas (9th)
Arianna Freeman (3rd)
Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon:
Papillion (ED LA) confirmed 59-31:
NAYs ---31
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Johnson (R-WI)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Not Voting - 10
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bennet (D-CO)
Booker (D-NJ)
Cruz (R-TX)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Graham (R-SC)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Risch (R-ID)
Tillis (R-NC)
Warner (D-VA)
Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon:
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Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon:
Leader Schumer filed cloture on Executive Calendar #166 Molly R. Silfen to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #165 Craig J. Anderson to be United States Marshal for the District of Montana for the term of four years
Crane (undersecretary of Energy) passes CLOTURE 54-40:
NAYs ---40
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)
Not Voting - 6
Cotton (R-AR)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Moran (R-KS)
Murray (D-WA)
Risch (R-ID)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon:
Crane confirmed 56-43:
NAYs ---43
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Braun (R-IN)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Mullin (R-OK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Romney (R-UT)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Vance (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)
Not Voting - 1
Murray (D-WA)
The CLOTURE motion with respect to the Ho nomination was withdrawn. The nomination may be considered at a later date.
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