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Cloture filed on 6 district judges

Senator Reid filed cloture on the following nominations:

Executive Calendar #585 Sheryl H. Lipman, of TN, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee;

Executive Calendar #586 Stanley Allen Bastian, of WA, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington;

Executive Calendar #587 Manish S. Shah, of IL, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois;

Executive Calendar #588 Daniel D. Crabtree, of KS, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas;

Executive Calendar #589 Cynthia Ann Bashant, CA, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California; and

Executive Calendar #590 Jon David Levy, of ME, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maine.

The first cloture vote is expected to occur at a time to be determined on Tuesday, April 29. If cloture is invoked on any of the district judges there would be up to 2 hours for debate equally divided prior to a vote on confirmation of the nomination. Senators will be notified when the votes are scheduled.