[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 138 (Thursday, November 13, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S5963]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
May Nomination
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2
minutes of debate equally divided before a vote on the May nomination.
Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I yield my time to the Senator from
Georgia, Mr. Chambliss.
Mr. CHAMBLISS. I thank Senator Leahy for yielding time.
It is important that we work through the process so we can get
several Georgia judges to the floor of the Senate for a vote. We have
some emergency positions that need to be filled, and Senator Leahy has
been very cooperative in helping us do that. On behalf of my colleague
Senator Isakson and myself, I encourage all of my colleagues to support
the nomination of Leigh May to be a judge for the District Court for
the Northern District of Georgia.
Ms. May is a graduate of our two flagship institutions--Georgia Tech
and the University of Georgia Law School. She practiced law with the
Butler Wooten firm for many years and has been involved in many high-
profile cases. She brings intellect and integrity to the bench. She
will be a great addition to the Northern District of Georgia, and I
encourage my colleagues to vote in support of this nominee.
I thank the Presiding Officer and yield back.
I ask for the yeas and nays.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Hirono). Is there a sufficient second?
There is a sufficient second.
The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination
of Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for
the Northern District of Georgia?
The clerk will call the roll.
The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr.
Rockefeller) is necessarily absent.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Warren). Are there any other Senators in
the Chamber desiring to vote?
The result was announced--yeas 99, nays 0, as follows:
[Rollcall Vote No. 274 Ex.]
YEAS--99
Alexander
Ayotte
Baldwin
Barrasso
Begich
Bennet
Blumenthal
Blunt
Booker
Boozman
Boxer
Brown
Burr
Cantwell
Cardin
Carper
Casey
Chambliss
Coats
Coburn
Cochran
Collins
Coons
Corker
Cornyn
Crapo
Cruz
Donnelly
Durbin
Enzi
Feinstein
Fischer
Flake
Franken
Gillibrand
Graham
Grassley
Hagan
Harkin
Hatch
Heinrich
Heitkamp
Heller
Hirono
Hoeven
Inhofe
Isakson
Johanns
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (WI)
Kaine
King
Kirk
Klobuchar
Landrieu
Leahy
Lee
Levin
Manchin
Markey
McCain
McCaskill
McConnell
Menendez
Merkley
Mikulski
Moran
Murkowski
Murphy
Murray
Nelson
Paul
Portman
Pryor
Reed
Reid
Risch
Roberts
Rubio
Sanders
Schatz
Schumer
Scott
Sessions
Shaheen
Shelby
Stabenow
Tester
Thune
Toomey
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Vitter
Walsh
Warner
Warren
Whitehouse
Wicker
Wyden
NOT VOTING--1
Rockefeller
The nomination was confirmed.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
Mr. REID. Madam President, very quickly, I ask unanimous consent that
the next vote be 10 minutes in duration, and it will be the last vote
prior to a 5:30 p.m. vote on Monday.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered
made and laid upon the table. The President will be immediately
notified of the Senate's action.
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