Todd Hughes, First Openly Gay Circuit Court Judge In History, Confirmed By Senate
Source: HuffPo
WASHINGTON -- The Senate made history on Tuesday by voting to confirm Todd Hughes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Hughes, who was confirmed 98 to 0, is the nation's first openly gay circuit judge. He has been a deputy director in the civil division of the Justice Department since 2007.
Unlike some of President Barack Obama's other key judicial nominees -- namely those for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals -- Hughes cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee with a unanimous vote. With Hughes now confirmed, that leaves 13 judicial nominees awaiting Senate votes: two D.C. Circuit Court nominees and 11 district court nominees.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/24/todd-hughes-gay-judge_n_3982256.html
Today, the Senate confirmed the 1st openly gay appellate judge in history. Another step forward under President Obama! #Equality
https://twitter.com/TheDemocrats/status/382636449390399488
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The Senate confirmed his nomination on September 24, 2013, by a vote of 98 ayes to 0 nays. He received his commission on September 24, 2013. Hughes is the first openly gay judge on a federal circuit court
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Full BIO here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_M._Hughes
List of votes here: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00204
Not Voting - 2
Shaheen (D-NH)
Udall (D-CO)
p.s. My guess is that Shaheen and Udall probably weren't in DC today.
And a link below to the long lists of Obama's nominees (SC, Circuit, and District - those that have been confirmed and those that are waiting for full senate votes and tons that are still waiting for a Senate Committee hearing)
Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama
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