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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 February 15, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 52–46 vote. [15] On February 16, 2023, his nomination was confirmed by a 51–45 vote. [16] He received his judicial commission on February 21, 2023. [17] He is the first openly gay judge to serve on the Eastern District of California. [18] [19]
In 2002, she was elected as a judge on the Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, California; she was the first African-American woman elected to the court. She was sworn-in in January 2003. [ 4 ] In 2011, President Barack Obama appointed Thompson to serve on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. [ 5 ]
On May 22, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 50–44 vote. [8] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 50–44 vote. [9] She received her judicial commission on September 18, 2024. [10] She is the first Black woman to ever serve on the Eastern District of California. [11]
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.
On January 3, 2023, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. He was renominated on January 23, 2023. [11] On February 9, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–8 vote. [12] On March 1, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 51–45 vote. [13]
On November 15, 2023, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Sherriff to the seat vacated by Judge Ana de Alba, who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on November 16, 2023. [6] On November 29, 2023, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [7]
On October 20, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [5] On December 2, 2021, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 13–9 vote. [ 6 ] On December 17, 2021, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 46–24 vote. [ 7 ]