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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Senate Confirms Three District Court Nominees

Last night the Senate confirmed three district court nominees without opposition.

Two judges, James Shadid and Sue Myerscough, were confirmed to the Central District of Illinois. Judge Shadid was confirmed by a vote of 89-0, and Judge Myerscough was confirmed by unanimous consent. Both judges filled seats that the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts considers to be “judicial emergencies.” Additionally, Judge Anthony Battaglia was confirmed to the Southern District of Illinois by a vote of 89-0.

There are now 117 current and future vacancies in the federal judiciary, and 44 nominees pending in the Senate.

For the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on judicial nominations, visit the Alliance for Justice’s Judicial Selection Project webpage.

1 comment:

jimfaster said...

A bunch of nominees were just confirmed by unanimous consent, but I have no idea who they were. I'm pretty sure at least one was a U.S. Attorney and Kent Jordan may have been among them as well. Frist named a bunch of numbers.


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