{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2014-12-16-pt1-PgS6906", "2014-12-16", 113, 2, null, null, "NOMINATION OF STEPHEN R. BOUGH TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI", "SENATE", "SENATE", "SNOMINATIONS", "S6906", "S6908", "[{\"name\": \"Harry Reid\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}, {\"name\": \"Claire McCaskill\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}, {\"name\": \"Richard J. Durbin\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}, {\"name\": \"John Cornyn\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "160 Cong. Rec. S6906", "Congressional Record, Volume 160 Issue 155 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 155 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)]\n[Senate]\n[Pages S6906-S6908]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n NOMINATION OF STEPHEN R. BOUGH TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR\n                    THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination.\n  The assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Stephen R.\nBough, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western\nDistrict of Missouri.\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.\n\n                           Order of Procedure\n\n  Mr. REID. With this nomination, this will be the last vote of this\nCongress.\n  I ask unanimous consent that the remaining cloture motions with\nrespect to judicial nominations be withdrawn and the Senate proceed to\nvote on the nominations in the order upon which cloture was filed and\nall time on the Bough nomination be yielded back.\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.\n  All time is yielded back.\n  The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination\nof Stephen R. Bough, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Western District of Missouri.\n  Mrs. McCASKILL. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?\n  There is a sufficient second.\n  The clerk will call the roll\n  The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.\n  Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer),\nthe Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr.\nSanders) are necessarily absent.\n  Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the\nSenator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Missouri (Mr.\nBlunt), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss), the Senator from\nMississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch), the\nSenator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns), the Senator from Illinois (Mr.\nKirk), and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions).\n  Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr.\nAlexander) would have voted ``no''.\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber\ndesiring to vote?\n  The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 38, as follows:\n\n                      [Rollcall Vote No. 366 Ex.]\n\n                                YEAS--51\n\n     Baldwin\n     Begich\n     Bennet\n     Blumenthal\n     Booker\n     Brown\n     Cantwell\n     Cardin\n     Carper\n     Casey\n     Coons\n     Donnelly\n     Durbin\n     Feinstein\n     Franken\n     Gillibrand\n     Hagan\n     Harkin\n     Heinrich\n     Hirono\n     Johnson (SD)\n     Kaine\n     King\n     Klobuchar\n     Landrieu\n     Levin\n     Manchin\n     Markey\n     McCaskill\n     Menendez\n     Merkley\n     Mikulski\n     Murphy\n     Murray\n     Nelson\n     Pryor\n     Reed\n     Reid\n     Rockefeller\n     Schatz\n     Schumer\n     Shaheen\n     Stabenow\n     Tester\n     Udall (CO)\n     Udall (NM)\n     Walsh\n     Warner\n     Warren\n     Whitehouse\n     Wyden\n\n                                NAYS--38\n\n     Ayotte\n     Barrasso\n     Boozman\n     Burr\n     Coats\n     Coburn\n     Collins\n     Corker\n     Cornyn\n     Crapo\n     Cruz\n     Enzi\n     Fischer\n     Flake\n     Graham\n     Grassley\n     Heitkamp\n     Heller\n     Hoeven\n     Inhofe\n     Isakson\n     Johnson (WI)\n     Lee\n     McCain\n     McConnell\n     Moran\n     Murkowski\n     Paul\n     Portman\n     Risch\n     Roberts\n     Rubio\n     Scott\n     Shelby\n     Thune\n     Toomey\n     Vitter\n     Wicker\n\n                             NOT VOTING--11\n\n     Alexander\n     Blunt\n     Boxer\n     Chambliss\n     Cochran\n     Hatch\n     Johanns\n     Kirk\n     Leahy\n     Sanders\n     Sessions\n  The nomination was confirmed.\n                                 ______\n\nNOMINATION OF JORGE LUIS ALONSO TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR\n                   THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS\n\n                                 ______\n\n   NOMINATION OF HAYWOOD STIRLING GILLIAM, JR., TO BE UNITED STATES\n         DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA\n\n                                 ______\n\nNOMINATION OF AMIT PRIYAVADAN MEHTA TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE\n                      FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\n\n                                 ______\n\nNOMINATION OF ALLISON DALE BURROUGHS TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE\n                   FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS\n\n                                 ______\n\nNOMINATION OF JOHN ROBERT BLAKEY TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR\n                   THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS\n\n                                 ______\n\nNOMINATION OF AMOS L. MAZZANT, III, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE\n                   FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS\n\n                                 ______\n\nNOMINATION OF ROBERT LEE PITMAN TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR\n                     THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS\n\n                                 ______\n\nNOMINATION OF ROBERT WILLIAM SCHROEDER III TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT\n                JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS\n\n                                 ______\n\n[[Page S6907]]\n\nNOMINATION OF JOAN MARIE AZRACK TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR\n                    THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK\n\n                                 ______\n\n NOMINATION OF ELIZABETH K. DILLON TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE\n                  FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA\n\n                                 ______\n\nNOMINATION OF LORETTA COPELAND BIGGS TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE\n               FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA.\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will\nproceed to the following nominations, which the clerk will report.\n  The bill clerk read the nominations of Jorge Luis Alonso, of\nIllinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District\nof Illinois; Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr., of California, to be United\nStates District Judge for the Northern District of California; Amit\nPriyavadan Mehta, of the District of Columbia, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the District of Columbia; Allison Dale Burroughs, of\nMassachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of\nMassachusetts; John Robert Blakey, of Illinois, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; Amos L. Mazzant,\nIII, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern\nDistrict of Texas; Robert Lee Pitman, of Texas, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the Western District of Texas; Robert William\nSchroeder III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the\nEastern District of Texas; Joan Marie Azrack, of New York, to be United\nStates District Judge for the Eastern District of New York; Elizabeth\nK. Dillon, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the\nWestern District of Virginia; and Loretta Copeland Biggs, of North\nCarolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of\nNorth Carolina.\n\n                           ALONSO NOMINATION\n\n  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I speak in support of Jorge Alonso, who\nhas been nominated to serve as a Federal district court judge in the\nNorthern District of Illinois. He will fill the vacancy that opened\nwhen Judge Ronald Guzman took senior status last month.\n  Judge Alonso is an outstanding nominee for the Federal bench. He was\nreported out of the Judiciary Committee last month on a unanimous voice\nvote.\n  I want to thank Chairman Leahy for his efforts to move Judge Alonso's\nnomination promptly through the Judiciary Committee, and I want to\nthank the majority leader, Senator Reid, for scheduling this vote on\nthe floor.\n  Since 2003, Jorge Alonso has served as an associate judge for the\nCook County Judicial Circuit. He is currently in his third appointed\nterm as a State trial court judge. Judge Alonso has presided over\nhundreds of cases that have gone to verdict or judgment, including at\nleast 88 jury trials.\n  He also presides over the Women's Justice Mental Health Call in Cook\nCounty. Judge Alonso helped to create this program, which provides\nintensive support and services to women in the justice system who have\nsuffered from trauma and addiction.\n  Prior to serving as a State court judge, Judge Alonso served for 12\nyears as an assistant public defender in Cook County. As a public\ndefender, he participated in approximately 30 jury trials and 150 bench\ntrials.\n  In addition to his substantial courtroom and judicial experience,\nJudge Alonso has an admirable record of service to the Chicago\ncommunity. Among his activities, he serves on the boards of the Daniel\nMurphy Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships and support to\nlow-income Chicago students, and the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in\nChicago's Pilsen neighborhood.\n  He also works as a judicial intervenor with the Lawyers' Assistance\nProgram, which assists members of the bar who are struggling with\nmental health or addiction issues.\n  Judge Alonso came highly recommended to me by a bipartisan judicial\nscreening committee that I established in the Northern District. I was\npleased to recommend Judge Alonso's name to the White House for this\nnomination.\n  I also thank my colleague, Senator Kirk, for submitting his blue slip\nin support of the nomination.\n  In short, Judge Alonso has the experience, the integrity and the\njudgment to be an excellent addition to the Federal bench in Chicago. I\nurge my colleagues to support this outstanding nominee.\n\n                       Vote on Alonso Nomination\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,\nWill the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Jorge Luis\nAlonso, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the\nNorthern District of Illinois?\n  The nomination was confirmed.\n\n                       Vote on Gilliam Nomination\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,\nWill the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Haywood\nStirling Gilliam, Jr., of California, to be United States District\nJudge for the Northern District of California?\n  The nomination was confirmed.\n\n                        Vote on Mehta Nomination\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,\nWill the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Amit Priyavadan\nMehta, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge\nfor the District of Columbia?\n  The nomination was confirmed.\n\n                      Vote on Burroughs Nomination\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,\nWill the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Allison Dale\nBurroughs, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the\nDistrict of Massachusetts?\n  The nomination was confirmed.\n\n                           Blakey Nomination\n\n  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I speak in support of the nomination of\nJack Blakey to serve as a Federal district court judge in the Northern\nDistrict of Illinois. Mr. Blakey has been nominated to fill the seat\nthat was left vacant when Chief Judge James Holderman took senior\nstatus last December.\n  In Illinois we have a bipartisan process for recommending Federal\ndistrict court judges to the White House. Under this process, Mr.\nBlakey was recommended by my colleague, Senator Kirk, and I support his\nnomination.\n  Mr. Blakey currently serves as the chief of the Special Prosecutions\nBureau in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. He has served in\nthis position since 2009. During that time, he has also served as a\nspecial assistant U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Illinois.\nHe helps supervise all joint State-Federal investigations and\nprosecutions in Cook County.\n  Mr. Blakey previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Chicago\nfrom 2004 to 2009, as an AUSA in Miami from 2000 to 2004, and as an\nassistant State's attorney in Cook County from 1996 to 2000.\n  Mr. Blakey has gained significant courtroom experience over the\ncourse of his career. He has tried over 90 cases to final verdict,\nincluding at least 27 jury trials.\n  Mr. Blakey is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Notre\nDame Law School.\n  Upon Mr. Blakey's confirmation, the Federal district courts in\nIllinois will be operating at full strength, with no vacancies in the\nState.\n  I urge my colleagues to support this nomination.\n\n                       Vote on Blakey Nomination\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,\nWill the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of John Robert\nBlakey, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the\nNorthern District of Illinois?\n  The nomination was confirmed.\n\n                       Vote on Mazzant Nomination\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,\nWill the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Amos L.\nMazzant, III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the\nEastern District of Texas?\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n  On page S6907, December 16, 2014, in the third column, the\nfollowing language appears: . . . advise and consent to the\nnomination of Amos L. Mazzant III, of Texas, to be United States\nDistrict Judge . . . .\n\n  The online Record has been corrected to read: . . . advise and\nconsent to the nomination of Amos L. Mazzant, III, of Texas, to be\nUnited States District Judge . . . .\n\n ========================= END NOTE =========================\n\n  The nomination was confirmed.\n\n                       Vote on Pitman Nomination\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,\nWill\n\n[[Page S6908]]\n\nthe Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Robert Lee Pitman,\nof Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District\nof Texas?\n  The nomination was confirmed.\n\n                      Vote on Schroeder Nomination\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,\nWill the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Robert William\nSchroeder III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the\nEastern District of Texas?\n  The nomination was confirmed.\n\n                       Vote on Azrack Nomination\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,\nWill the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Joan Marie\nAzrack, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern\nDistrict of New York?\n  The nomination was confirmed.\n\n                       Vote on Dillon Nomination\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,\nWill the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Elizabeth K.\nDillon, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Western\nDistrict of Virginia?\n  The nomination was confirmed.\n\n                        Vote on Biggs Nomination\n\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is,\nWill the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Loretta\nCopeland Biggs, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Middle District of North Carolina?\n  The nomination was confirmed.\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.\n  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motions to\nreconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no\nintervening action or debate; that any statements related to the\nnominations be printed in the Record; and that the President be\nimmediately notified of the Senate's action.\n  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2014-12-16-pt1-PgS6906"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.4153749905526638, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}