The Senate convened at 3:00pm.
Senator Lankford read President Washington’s farewell address.
Cloture Invoked, 52-39: Executive Calendar #16, Jamar K. Walker to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.
The Senate will convene at 10:00 am on Tuesday, February 28th.
At 11:30am the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes:
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #16 Jamar K. Walker to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.
- Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #17 Jamal N. Whitehead to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
Following the cloture vote on the Whitehead nomination, the Senate will recess until 2:15 pm for the weekly party caucus lunches.
At 2:15pm, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes:
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #17 Jamal N. Whitehead to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
- Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #14 Araceli Martinez-Olguin to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
At 4:30pm, if cloture is invoked, the Senate will proceed to two roll call votes:
- Confirmation of Executive Calendar #14 Araceli Martinez-Olguin to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California.
- Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #13 Margaret R. Guzman to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
On Monday, February 27, 2023, Leader Schumer filed cloture on the following nominations:
- Colleen R. Lawless to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois.
- Jonathan James Canada Grey to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
- James Edward Simmons, Jr. to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
- Gordon P. Gallagher to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado.
The Senate adjourned at 6:32 pm.