Andrew B. Davis to Be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas

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

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.

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.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216

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.

Action History

CalendarsMarch 5, 2026

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 671.

CommitteeMarch 5, 2026

Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.

CommitteeMarch 5, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.

CommitteeFebruary 4, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

IntroReferralJanuary 29, 2026

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

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.

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.