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Megan Blair Benton to Be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri · Congress.wiki

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Megan Blair Benton to Be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri

PN726-2

Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, vice M. Douglas Harpool, retiring.

1Nominees

10Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

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Committee

Hearing

Result

Committees

Committee on the Judiciary

Senate

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)

51

Yea

47

Nay

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Present

2

Not Voting

Voted on February 4, 2026

Timeline

ReceivedJanuary 5, 2026

AuthorityFebruary 4, 2026

Last ActionFebruary 4, 2026

Action History

FloorFebruary 4, 2026

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 28.

FloorFebruary 4, 2026

Considered by Senate.

FloorFebruary 4, 2026

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 27.

FloorFebruary 4, 2026

By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

FloorFebruary 2, 2026

Cloture motion presented in Senate.

Nominees

Related Nominations

This nomination is part of a batch. PN726-2 has 14 parts total.

U.S. Attorney for the District of MainePENDING U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North CarolinaPENDING Assistant Attorney General, Department of JusticeCONFIRMED U.S. District Judge — Western District of ArkansasCONFIRMED U.S. District Judge, Southern District of TexasCONFIRMED U.S. Attorney for the Western District of ArkansasPENDING U.S. Attorney, Western District of LouisianaPENDING U.S. District Judge — Western District of TennesseeCONFIRMED U.S. Attorney, Middle District of PennsylvaniaPENDING U.S. District Judge — Southern District of IndianaCONFIRMED United States District Judge for the District of AlaskaCONFIRMED U.S. Attorney — Western District of MissouriPENDING United States Attorney for the District of WyomingPENDING

Committee Meetings

1 meeting related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider S.2132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest following government service, and the nominations of Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Megan Blair Benton, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Brian Charles Lea, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, Justin R. Olson, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, Aaron Christian Peterson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, Andrew Benson, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four years, William Boyle, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years, Kevin Holmes, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years, Brian David Miller, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years, Richard Price, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years, and Darin Smith, to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four years.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216Jan 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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Megan Blair Benton

United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri · The Judiciary

Missouri