Senate completes overhaul of key appeals court
Source: The AP
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate confirmed one of President Barack Obama's key judicial nominees on Monday, completing an overhaul of the country's second most powerful court into one dominated by Democratic-appointed judges.
The Senate voted 55-43 to confirm Robert Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. That gives Democratic appointees a 7-4 majority on the politically influential bench. The D.C. Circuit, second in clout only to the Supreme Court, hears appeals of White House actions and federal rules and regulations.
Wilkins' confirmation is a fresh demonstration of Senate Democrats' ability to push through most presidential nominations by a simple majority, thanks to a weakening of filibusters that they muscled through the chamber in November.
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Roll Call Vote on confirmation of Wilkins nomination
5:31pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of nomination of Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia;
Confirmed: 55-43
http://democrats.senate.gov/2014/01/13/roll-call-vote-on-confirmation-of-wilkins-nomination/
Roll call list, here: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00007
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