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.
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Calendar #542, Robert Earl Wier, of Kentucky, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky
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Calendar #587, Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., of Texas, to be United States District
Judge for the Southern District of Texas
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Calendar #625, Annemarie Carney Axon, of Alabama, to be United States District
Judge for the Northern District of Alabama