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Whitney D. Hermandorfer to Be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit · Congress.wiki

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Whitney D. Hermandorfer to Be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

PN150-3

Whitney D. Hermandorfer, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Jane Branstetter Stranch, retiring.

Received: May 12, 2025; May 12, 2025
Authority: July 10, 2025; July 10, 2025
Last Action: July 14, 2025; July 14, 2025

1Nominees

15Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43)

51

Yea

43

Nay

0

Present

6

Not Voting

Voted on July 10, 2025

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

Nomination Confirmed (46-42)

On the Nomination

Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorJuly 14, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 42. Record Vote Number: 384.

FloorJuly 14, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorJuly 10, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/14/2025.

FloorJuly 10, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorJuly 10, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 382.

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This nomination is part of a batch. PN150-3 has 6 parts total.

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U.S. District Judge — Eastern District of Missouri

PN150-4

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PN150-5

U.S. District Judge — Eastern District of Missouri

PN150-6

Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 2 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on the JudiciarySenate

Committee Meetings

2 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Whitney D. Hermandorfer, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Zachary M. Bluestone, Maria A. Lanahan, and Cristian M. Stevens, each to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, Joshua M. Divine, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, Bart McKay Davis, to be United States Attorney for the District of Idaho for the term of four years, David Metcalf, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years, and Kurt Wall, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216Jun 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Hearings to examine the nominations of Whitney D. Hermandorfer, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Maria A. Lanahan, Zachary M. Bluestone, and Cristian M. Stevens, each to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, and Joshua M. Divine, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216

Jun 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM

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Whitney D. Hermandorfer

United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit · The Judiciary

Tennessee