Under the previous order, there will be a series of 5 votes (likely roll calls) on confirmation of the Pepper, Sannes, Arleo, Beetlestone and Bolden nominations. This evening, we were able to reach an agreement to add 11 additional nominations to the list of votes. Those votes will be on confirmation of the Pettit, Spratlen, Ashford, Marvel, Pugh, Toloui, Mensah, Krol, Moreno, Lu and Hartley nominations. We expect these additional nominations to be confirmed by voice votes.
2:00pm on Thursday, November 20--- 5 roll call votes expected and 11 voice votes
Likely Roll Call Votes:
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #928, Pamela Pepper, of Wisconsin, to be a US district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin;
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #930, Brenda K. Sannes, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York;
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1032, Madeline Cox Arleo, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey;
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1033, Wendy Beetlestone, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; and
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1034, Victor Allen Bolden, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut.
Likely Voice Votes:
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #955 James D. Pettit - to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1054 Pamela Leora Spratlen - to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #639 Tamara Wenda Ashford - to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #641 L. Paige Marvel - to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years (Reappointment)
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #999 Cary Douglas Pugh - to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #998 Ramin Toloui - to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #1028 Lisa Afua Serwah Mensah - to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #953 George Albert Krol - to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #696 Luis G. Moreno - to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #540 Donald Lu - to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Albania
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #962 Brent Robert Hartley - to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Slovenia