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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]
On September 21, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [7] On December 1, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. [ 8 ] On January 3, 2023, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate ; she was renominated later ...
The Appointments Clause does not tell the Senate how to assess Supreme Court nominees. [5] As a result, the Senate has developed, and modified over time, its own set of practices and criteria for examining nominees and their fitness to serve on the bench. Nominees are, generally speaking, examined on: character and competency; social and ...
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 December 9, 2021, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 48–39 vote. [15] On December 15, 2021, her nomination was confirmed by a 50–49 vote. [16] She received her judicial commission on December 20, 2021. [17] Sung is Oregon's first Asian Pacific American to serve on the Ninth Circuit. [18]
On June 9, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a 51–46 vote. [9] Huie is the first Biden nominee to be confirmed in any district court without Senate Democrats invoking cloture. [10] He received his judicial commission on June 14, 2022. [11]
On February 13, 2020, his renomination was sent to the Senate. [5] On June 17, 2020, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [6] On July 23, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote. [7] On September 15, 2020, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 83–13 vote. [8]