[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 40 (Monday, March 12, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S1569]
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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en 
bloc: Calendar Nos. 408, 441, 461, 462, 463, 464, 497, 509, 510, 528, 
568, 569, 570, 571, 610, 612, and 613.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered. The clerk will state the nominations.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       Gina Marie Groh, of West Virginia, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia.
       David Nuffer, of Utah, to be United States District Judge 
     for the District of Utah.
       Michael Walter Fitzgerald, of California, to be United 
     States District Judge for the Central District of California.
       Ronnie Abrams, of New York, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Southern District of New York.
       Rudolph Contreras, of Virginia, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Columbia.
       Miranda Du, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge 
     for the District of Nevada.
       Susie Morgan, of Louisiana, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
       Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Southern District of Texas.
       David Campos Guaderrama, of Texas, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Western District of Texas.
       Brian C. Wimes, of Missouri, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri.
       Kristine Gerhard Baker, of Arkansas, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
       John Z. Lee, of Illinois, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
       George Levi Russell, III, of Maryland, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Maryland.
       John J. Tharp, Jr., of Illinois, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
       Jeffrey J. Helmick, of Ohio, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.
       Mary Geiger Lewis, of South Carolina, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
       Timothy S. Hillman, of Massachusetts, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have cloture motions relative to each of 
these district court nominees at the desk, and I ask unanimous consent 
that it be in order for them to be filed now.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  The cloture motions having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair 
directs the clerk to read the motions:
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

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