[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15681-15682]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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 NOMINATION OF RANDOLPH D. MOSS TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR 
                        THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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 NOMINATION OF LEIGH MARTIN MAY TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR 
                    THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations, 
which the clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read the nominations of Randolph D. Moss, of 
Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Columbia; and Leigh Martin May, of Georgia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.


                        Vote On Moss Nomination

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there is 2 minutes 
of debate equally divided before a vote on the Moss nomination.
  Who yields time?
  Mr. CHAMBLISS. Madam President, we yield back the time on our side, 
and I ask unanimous consent to be allowed to speak on behalf of the 
Northern District of Georgia on the appointee, Leigh May.
  Ms. LANDRIEU. Reserving the right to object.
  That is fine. Thank you.
  Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, we yield back all time on this side.
  Mr. ISAKSON. I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There is a sufficient second.
  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination 
of Randolph D. Moss, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Columbia?
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Rockefeller) is necessarily absent.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schatz). Are there any other Senators in 
the Chamber desiring to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 45, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 273 Ex.]

                                YEAS--54

     Baldwin
     Begich
     Bennet
     Blumenthal
     Booker
     Boxer
     Brown
     Cantwell
     Cardin
     Carper
     Casey
     Collins
     Coons
     Donnelly
     Durbin
     Feinstein
     Franken
     Gillibrand
     Hagan
     Harkin
     Heinrich
     Heitkamp
     Hirono
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaine
     King
     Klobuchar
     Landrieu
     Leahy
     Levin
     Markey
     McCaskill
     Menendez
     Merkley
     Mikulski
     Murphy
     Murray
     Nelson
     Pryor
     Reed
     Reid
     Sanders
     Schatz
     Schumer
     Shaheen
     Stabenow
     Tester
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Walsh
     Warner
     Warren
     Whitehouse
     Wyden

                                NAYS--45

     Alexander
     Ayotte
     Barrasso
     Blunt
     Boozman
     Burr
     Chambliss
     Coats
     Coburn
     Cochran
     Corker
     Cornyn
     Crapo
     Cruz
     Enzi
     Fischer
     Flake
     Graham
     Grassley
     Hatch
     Heller
     Hoeven
     Inhofe
     Isakson
     Johanns
     Johnson (WI)
     Kirk
     Lee
     Manchin
     McCain
     McConnell
     Moran
     Murkowski
     Paul
     Portman
     Risch
     Roberts
     Rubio
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shelby
     Thune
     Toomey
     Vitter
     Wicker

                             NOT VOTING--1

       
     Rockefeller
       
  The nomination was confirmed.


                             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.

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  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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