Senate Judiciary Committee Action on Judges

Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee held an executive business meeting at which it reported out four nominees and held over five nominees until its next meeting on April 7th.

John J. McConnell, nominee to the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island was reported out on a vote of 11-7, with Senator Graham (R-SC) voting with the Democratic committee members. Three other nominees, Kevin Sharp, nominee to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Roy Bale Dalton, Jr., nominee to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and Claire C. Cecchi, nominee to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey were all reported out en banc.

Goodwin Liu, nominee to the United States Circuit Court for the Ninth Circuit was held over for the second time, at the request of Senator Grassley (R-IA). Esther Salas, nominee to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, J. Paul Oetken, nominee to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Paul A. Engelmayer, nominee to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and Ramona V. Manglona, nominee to the United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands were all held over for the first time.