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Anna St. John to Be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana · Congress.wiki

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Anna St. John to Be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana

PN787-4

Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice Sarah S. Vance, retired.

Received: January 29, 2026; January 29, 2026
Authority: March 16, 2026; March 16, 2026
Last Action: March 16, 2026; March 16, 2026

1Nominees

10Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

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Nominees

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Senate Vote

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Nomination Confirmed (51-45)

51

Yea

45

Nay

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Present

4

Not Voting

Voted on March 17, 2026

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

Nomination Confirmed (51-45)

On the Nomination

Cloture Motion Agreed to (48-45)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorMarch 16, 2026

By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 3/17/2026.

FloorMarch 16, 2026

Considered by Senate.

FloorMarch 12, 2026

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 3/16/2026.

FloorMarch 12, 2026

Cloture motion presented in Senate.

FloorMarch 12, 2026

Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 3 meetings

Committees

1 total

Committee on the JudiciarySenate

Committee Meetings

3 meetings related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider S.3798, to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal offenses with respect to violations involving ATMs, regardless of whether the ATM is located on the physical premises of a financial institution, and the nominations of Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Andrew B. Davis, and Christopher R. Wolfe, both to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Anna St. John, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, John Thomas Shepherd, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Robert Rotter, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa, Daniel Satterlee, to be United States Marshal for the District of South Dakota, David St. Pierre, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine, Melissa Holyoak, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah, and Phillip Williams, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, all of the Department of Justice.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216Mar 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM

Business meeting to consider H.R.6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S.3398, to amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize intentional threats to distribute child sexual abuse material, and to provide appropriate penalties for the use of child sexual abuse material to extort or coerce victims, S.3397, to make coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense, S.3394, to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material, S.3798, to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal offenses with respect to violations involving ATMs, regardless of whether the ATM is located on the physical premises of a financial institution, and the nominations of Gregory Gilmore, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Andrew B. Davis, and Christopher R. Wolfe, both to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Anna St. John, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, John Thomas Shepherd, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Robert Rotter, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa, Daniel Satterlee, to be United States Marshal for the District of South Dakota, and David St. Pierre, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine, all of the Department of Justice.

Hearings to examine the nominations of Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Andrew B. Davis, and Christopher R. Wolfe, both to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Anna St. John, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and John Thomas Shepherd, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216

Committee on the JudiciaryDirksen Senate Office Building, 106Feb 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM

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Feb 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM

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United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana · The Judiciary

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