{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=BAF5A089-9DA0-48E0-B1D1-68E399CE3FC9", "U.S. Sens. Warner and Kaine on Committee Passage of Judge Robert Ballou to the Western District of Virginia", "2022-12-08", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "VA", "Mark R. Warner", "W000805", "www.warner.senate.gov", "warner", "https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement applauding the Senate Judiciary Committee\u2019s approval of Judge Robert Ballou \u2013 President Biden\u2019s nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia:\n\n\u201cWe are pleased to see our recommended candidate for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Judge Robert Ballou, advance through the Senate Judiciary committee. We proudly support Judge Ballou and are confident that he will continue to serve Virginia and our country well. We are looking forward to a full Senate confirmation as soon as possible.\u201d\n\nIn August 2021, Sens. Warner and Kaine sent a letter to President Biden recommending Judge Ballou for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia following Judge James P. Jones\u2019 decision to take senior status. President Biden announced Judge Ballou\u2019s nomination in July 2022.\n\nJudge Ballou\u2019s nomination is now subject to confirmation by the full Senate.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:41:06Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=BAF5A089-9DA0-48E0-B1D1-68E399CE3FC9"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8496311493217945, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}