The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Cory Wilson to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
All Democrats, including U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), voted against this nominee of President Donald J. Trump.
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) voted to confirm Wilson, who became the 200th federal judge confirmed during Trump’s presidency.
The Senate just confirmed @POTUS’s 200th judicial nominee. These judges will positively impact our judicial system & our country for generations to come – providing impartiality & fairness. Looking forward to even more progress as we continue on this path. pic.twitter.com/xt0TB7iPeF
— Richard Shelby (@SenShelby) June 24, 2020
The Wednesday confirmation vote came after Republicans voted on Monday to invoke cloture and end debate on the matter. Jones also voted against cloture.
Previously, Jones has voted against other important Trump judicial nominees. This includes Jones “nay” votes on confirming Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and twice voting against confirming a fellow Alabamian, Judge Andrew Brasher. Brasher is now on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
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Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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