Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Nine Nominations to the Full Senate

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced nine nominations to the full Senate, continuing the Committee’s work to bring balance to the federal judiciary. The nominations advanced include five judicial nominees, two U.S. Attorney nominees, one U.S. Marshal nominee, and one nominee to the U.S. Parole Commission.

“We continued our work to advance highly qualified, diverse nominees to help ensure a fair system of justice today. Notably, we advanced the nomination of Rebecca Lutzko, who had to be renominated for one reason only: Senator Vance’s unjustified blanket hold on U.S. Attorney nominees. Despite Senator Vance’s departure from precedent, our committee will continue to fulfill our duty to advance these nominations to key law enforcement and judicial posts, uphold the integrity of the process, and work to ensure their ultimate confirmation,” said U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Following today’s meeting, the Senate Judiciary Committee has reported 201 Article III judges to the full Senate under the leadership of Chair Durbin. Now, seventeen lifetime judges – including three circuit court nominees and fourteen district court nominees – are eligible for a vote on the Senate floor.

The following nominations were reported by the indicated vote totals:

• Amir H. Ali, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia: 11-10
• Melissa R. DuBose, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island: 12-9
• Sunil R. Harjani, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois: 12-9
• Robert J. White, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan: 14-7
• Jasmine Hyejung Yoon, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia: 14-7
• Joshua S. Levy, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts: 11-10
• Rebecca C. Lutzko, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio: 14-7
• Roy W. Minter, Jr., to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Georgia: 11-10
• Almo J. Carter, to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission: 12-9

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