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In modern practice, the period between the nomination being made and the beginning of hearings is utilized by the committee as an investigative stage. [2] This period of time is, in modern practice, intended to be utilized by the committee members and their staffs to prepare for the hearings by looking over the background of the nominees and issues that are relevant to their nominations.
The partisan divide over judicial nominations can also be seen in both the referral and the confirmation vote margins received by nominees over the past few decades. Since the 1990s, the votes by which the Judiciary Committee refers nominations to the full Senate have frequently fallen along party lines.
On March 20, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [7] On April 18, 2024, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote. [8] [9] On May 21, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 66–27 vote. [10] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 66–26 ...
With Republicans set to take control of the chamber on Jan. 3, the Senate on Tuesday held a confirmation vote on one of Biden's judicial nominees - former prosecutor April Perry - for the first ...
On November 18, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Murillo to the seat vacated by Judge Cormac J. Carney , who assumed senior status on May 31, 2024. [ 1 ] [ 7 ] On November 20, 2024, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee . [ 8 ]
On January 25, 2023, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [6] During her confirmation hearing, Bjelkengren could not answer questions from Senator John Kennedy about the United States Constitution , including the functions of Article II and Article V and the meaning of purposivism .
[23] [24] [25] A month later, the Washington Examiner reported that in his Senate Judiciary Questionnaire Mangi had failed to include that he moderated a panel at the National Association of Muslim Lawyers annual conference in 2022. [26] [27] Mangi apologized to the Senate in writing for the "inadvertent omission" of the event from his ...
On April 27, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–45 vote. [22] On May 1, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by a 49–45 vote. [23] He received his judicial commission on May 5, 2023. [24]