Cloture filed Wier, Rodrigues, and Carney district judge nominations
Senator McConnell has filed
cloture on the Wier, Rodrigues, and Carney district judge nominations. The
first cloture vote is expected to occur at 5:30pm on Monday, June 4. If cloture
is invoked on any of the nominations, there would be up to 30 hours of debate
prior to a vote on confirmation. Then a cloture vote on the next on the list.
Executive
Calendar #542, Robert Earl Wier, of Kentucky, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Executive
Calendar #587, Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., of Texas, to be United States District
Judge for the Southern District of Texas
Executive
Calendar #625, Annemarie Carney Axon, of Alabama, to be United States District
Judge for the Northern District of Alabama