09.19.24

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Four Judicial Nominations, Two Marshal Nominations To Full Senate

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced four district court judicial nominations and two U.S. Marshal nominations to the full Senate, continuing the Committee’s work to bring balance to the federal judiciary and keep our communities safe.

“Confirming judges is a top priority for the remainder of this Congress. These even-handed arbiters of justice will bring balance to the federal judiciary, and Senate Democrats are in a strong position to make judicial confirmations a legacy of the Biden-Harris administration and our Senate Majority. We now have eighteen judges eligible for a vote on the Senate floor, and we will continue advancing more highly qualified, diverse nominees,” said U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Under the leadership of Chair Durbin, the Senate has confirmed 212 judges to lifetime appointments on the federal bench during the Biden-Harris administration. Following the confirmation of Michelle Court to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, eighteen lifetime judges – including four circuit court nominees and fourteen district court nominees – are eligible for a vote on the Senate floor.

The following nominations were reported by the indicated vote totals:

  • Byron B. Conway, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin: 13-8
  • Jonathan E. Hawley, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois: 13-8
  • April M. Perry, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois: 13-8
  • Gail A. Weilheimer, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: 11-10
  • Joseph R. Adams, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of West Virginia: 17-4
  • David L. Lemmon II to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia: 16-5

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