Tuesday, February 27, 2024

New judge update (NUMEROUS UPDATES)

1. Jackie Becerra is up for a full vote at 11am. UPDATE -- Becerra has been confirmed 56-40. 

Thursday update -- Judge Becerra was sworn in today after President Biden signed her commission. 

2. David Leibowitz is expected to be up for a full vote at 2pm. UPDATE -- Leibowitz has been confirmed 64-33.

3. Melissa Damian is expected to get a cloture vote next week. UPDATE -- Actually, it will be this week.  Debate ends Wednesday, and full vote Thursday. SECOND UPDATE -- the Senate is moving quickly. Damian is scheduled for final floor vote at 5:30 today (Wednesday)

Third Update -- Damian has been confirmed 77-20. 

Congrats to all three new judges!!

5 comments:

Bob Becerra said...

About time there is a Becerra with a life-time appointment on the bench.

Anonymous said...

How do that many vote against these qualified people. Shows how fucked our system is.

Rumpole said...

I always feel like that’s an emergency medical condition. An ambulance driver wheels a patient on a stretcher into the ER and the doctor rushes over asking what is happening and the EMT says “white make age 60. Diaphoretic and in full clouture…”

Bob Becerra said...

It sort of interesting as the farther the confirmations went, the fewer senators were in opposition. Judge Becerra is confirmed 56-40, but Judge Damian's vote was 77-20?

Anonymous said...

Yeah, what's up with that, Bob?? They against ethnics with money??