{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/senate-republicans-block-nine-judicial-nominees-from-confirmation", "Senate Republicans Block Nine Judicial Nominees From Confirmation", "2013-12-20", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "VT", "Patrick Leahy", "L000174", "www.leahy.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.20.13\n\t\t\t Senate Republicans Block Nine Judicial Nominees From Confirmation \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON (Friday, December 20, 2013) \u2013 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) blasted Republicans for needlessly blocking the confirmation of nine judicial nominees currently pending on the floor before the end of the year.\r\n\u201cRepublicans are once again\u2014for the fifth year in a row\u2014rejecting the longstanding Senate practice of scheduling confirmation votes on consensus nominees before the end of the session,\u201d Leahy said. \u201cThe result is that we will spend a significant portion of the next year on the Senate floor doing work that should have been completed this year.\u201d\r\nA total of 55 judicial nominees pending in the Judiciary Committee and on the floor will be returned to the White House because of Republican delay tactics, Leahy said, including recent obstruction of the Committee even meeting to consider nominees.\r\nLeahy noted that the Senate confirmed on Friday Brian Davis to a district court seat in Florida. Davis\u2019s nomination lagged for 660 days. Judge Robert Wilkins, a nominee to serve on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, will be considered early next year.\r\n\u201cAs we approach the new year, I hope that reasonable Republicans will join us in restoring the Senate\u2019s ability to fulfill its constitutional duties and do its work for the American people,\u201d he said.\r\nLeahy\u2019s full statement on judicial nominations can be found online.\r\n#####\r\nNominations Pending On The Senate Calendar \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJeffrey A. Meyer (D CT)\r\n\r\n\r\nReported on September 19, 2013\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTimothy L. Brooks (WD AR)\r\n\r\n\r\nReported on October 31, 2013\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJames Donato* (ND CA)\r\n\r\n\r\nReported on October 31, 2013\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBeth L. Freeman* (ND CA)\r\n\r\n\r\nReported on October 31, 2013\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPedro D. Hernandez* (D PR)\r\n\r\n\r\nReported on October 31, 2013\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCarolyn B. McHugh (10th Cir, UT)\r\n\r\n\r\nReported on November 14, 2013\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPamela L. Reeves (ED TN)\r\n\r\n\r\nReported on November 14, 2013\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVince G. Chhabria* (ND CA)\r\n\r\n\r\nReported on November 14, 2013\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJames M. Moody (ED AR)\r\n\r\n\r\nReported on November 14, 2013\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n*Indicates this nominee will fill a Judicial Emergency\r\n#####\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\tPress Contact  David Carle: 202-224-3693\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\t\n\t\n\t\n  \n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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": ["http://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/senate-republicans-block-nine-judicial-nominees-from-confirmation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.3135889787226915, "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"}