The Senate announced a deal Thursday to complete work on seven of President Biden’s nine stalled judicial nominees, who sparked an intense fight on the Senate floor this week.
Schumer’s plan to advance nine Biden judicial nominees caught Senate Republicans off guard on Monday, prompting an angry response.
The Senate spent nearly six hours on 18 procedural votes Monday evening, working up until midnight to advance the batch of nominees.
The Senate Judiciary Committee reported out six more Biden judicial nominees with favorable recommendations, setting them up for floor action next month.
They are Anthony Brindisi to be district judge for the Northern District of New York, Elizabeth Coombe to be district judge for the Northern District of New York, Sarah Morgan Davenport to be district judge for the District of New Mexico, Tiffany Rene Johnson to be district judge for the Northern District of Georgia, Keli Marie Neary to be district judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and Miranda Holloway-Baggett to be U.S. marshal for the Southern District of Alabama.
A fierce battle broke out on the Senate floor this week over President Biden’s nine stalled judicial nominees, but the Senate announced a deal Thursday to finish work on seven of them.
The Senate will complete confirming all of the judges that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N) has nominated, according to a Senate Democratic leadership aide familiar with the agreement. Y. this week following the Thanksgiving break, brought to the floor.
Following the Thanksgiving holiday, the Senate will vote to confirm Sparkle Sooknanan as the District of Columbia’s district judge, Brian Edward Murphy as the District of Massachusetts’ district judge, and Anne Hwang as the Central District of California’s district judge.
Additionally, the Senate will hold final votes on the nominations of Catherine Henry for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Noel Wise for the Northern District of California, Gail Weilheimer for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon for the Central District of California.
The agreement paved the way for the Senate’s Thanksgiving recess. Congress will meet again in December. Hwang received a vote of 2.
Senate Republicans reacted angrily to Schumer’s surprise announcement on Monday that he would be advancing nine of Biden’s judicial nominees.
In an effort to make Schumer’s scheduling of preliminary votes on the nominees as challenging and time-consuming as possible, GOP senators declined to waive the votes on switching between the legislative and executive sessions.
The Senate worked until midnight Monday to move the group of nominees forward, spending almost six hours on eighteen procedural votes.
Republicans once more refused to waive procedural obstacles, so senators worked late Wednesday to process the nominees.
On Thursday, however, senators were prepared to reach an agreement to complete them after Thanksgiving, following a week of late nights.
Six more Biden judicial nominees were reported out by the Senate Judiciary Committee with positive recommendations, preparing them for floor action the following month.
Sarah Morgan Davenport will serve as the district judge for the District of New Mexico; Tiffany Rene Johnson will serve as the district judge for the Northern District of Georgia; Keli Marie Neary will serve as the district judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; Miranda Holloway-Baggett will serve as the U.S. Judge; and Anthony Brindisi will serve as the district judge for the Northern District of New York. S. . Marshal for Alabama’s Southern District.
