[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 19002]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    ORDER OF PROCEDURE--IMPEACHMENT AGAINST JUDGE G. THOMAS PORTEOUS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
resume consideration of the Articles of Impeachment against Judge G. 
Thomas Porteous, Jr., of the Eastern District of Louisiana, at 10 a.m. 
on Tuesday, December 7, for the commencement of arguments by the House 
managers and counsel for Judge Porteous on motions filed by Judge 
Porteous with regard to the Impeachment Articles and that the Secretary 
be instructed to so notify the House of Representatives.
  I further ask unanimous consent that each side be permitted no more 
than 1 hour for argument on all motions, that counsel for Judge 
Porteous be permitted to open and close the motions argument, and that 
the parties be permitted to divide their argument as they wish.
  I further ask unanimous consent that then, after recessing for the 
weekly party caucuses, the Senate reconvene on the Articles of 
Impeachment at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7, for the parties' final 
arguments on the merits of the articles. I ask unanimous consent that 
the parties have each 1\1/2\ hours to present articles on all four 
articles, which, under the impeachment rules, will be opened and closed 
by the House managers, with no more than two individuals speaking for 
each side.
  I further ask unanimous consent that, at the conclusion of the 3 
hours allotted for final arguments, the Senate shall immediately meet 
in closed session to begin its deliberations on the Articles of 
Impeachment and the related motions in accordance with impeachment rule 
XX.
  I finally ask unanimous consent that the individuals listed on the 
document I now send to the desk be granted the privilege of the Senate 
floor during all open sessions while the Articles of Impeachment 
against Judge Porteous are under consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The list is as follows:


                       the judge and his counsel

       1. Judge Gabriel Thomas Porteous, Jr.
       2. Jonathan Turley
       3. Daniel Schwartz
       4. P.J. Meitl
       5. Daniel O'Connor
       6. Ian Barlow


                 The House of Representatives Managers

       7. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
       8. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
       9. Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
       10. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
       11. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)


           Special Impeachment Counsel to the House Managers

       12. Alan Baron
       13. Harold Damelin
       14. Mark Dubester
       15. Kirsten Konar


                      Staff to the House Managers

       16. Jeffrey Lowenstein (Schiff)
       17. Branden Ritchie (Goodlatte)
       18. Elisabeth Stein (Johnson)
       19. Michael Lenn (Sensenbrenner)
       20. Ryan Clough (Lofgren)

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I stress the importance of all Senators 
attending the impeachment proceedings. I urge them to be in the Chamber 
at 10 a.m. tomorrow for a live quorum, which will begin at that time, 
prior to the commencement of the impeachment trial proceedings. This is 
an important constitutional part of the Senate's responsibilities, and 
each Senator has an obligation to participate in the case and for his 
or her office to be present and informed and participate. This type of 
impeachment proceeding has happened only a few times in the history of 
the Republic. It is very important for Senators to participate.

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