This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send U.S. appeals court nominee Beth Robinson's nomination to the Senate floor for a final confirmation vote.
If confirmed, Robinson would be the first openly LGBTQ woman to ever serve on any U.S. appeals court.
If confirmed, Robinson would be the first openly LGBTQ woman to ever serve on any U.S. appeals court.
The committee voted 10-9 to advance Robinson, who has been an associate judge on the Vermont Supreme Court since 2011.
No Republicans voted for her.
No Republicans voted for her.
Here's more on Beth Robinson, who's on track to be a historic first. huffpost.com/entry/joe-bide…
The committee also voted this morning on Jennifer Sung's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
Tie vote.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will have to force her nomination out of committee via a discharge petition on the Senate floor.
Tie vote.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will have to force her nomination out of committee via a discharge petition on the Senate floor.
Sung angered Republicans during her confirmation hearing by refusing to say if she thinks Brett Kavanaugh is “intellectually and morally bankrupt,” a characterization she endorsed in 2018.
She declined to say "no" numerous times. huffpost.com/entry/brett-ka…
She declined to say "no" numerous times. huffpost.com/entry/brett-ka…
Sung, a labor lawyer and former union organizer in Oregon, would make history as the first Asian American federal judge in Oregon if she's confirmed.
No Republicans voted for her either.
No Republicans voted for her either.
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