Jane Branstetter Stranch finally confirmed to federal appeals court

[usregimechange]

Jane Branstetter Stranch, United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

WASHINGTON — Jane Branstetter Stranch, a second generation Nashville attorney active in civic affairs, was confirmed on Monday to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

Stranch, 56, was nominated by President Barack Obama in August 2009, was approved by a vote of 71-21.

Her nomination had been the longest pending among those proposed by Obama for the appeals courts.

These judgeships are important because they hear appeals from federal district courts and set precedent within that circuit. The 6th Circuit hears appeals from federal courts in Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100913/NEWS02/100913070/Jane-Branstetter-Stranch-finally-confirmed-to-federal-appeals-court

Grouped By Vote Position

YEAs ---71
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Brown (R-MA)
Burris (D-IL)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Goodwin (D-WV)
Graham (R-SC)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kaufman (D-DE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
LeMieux (R-FL)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (D-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-NM)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---21
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bond (R-MO)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)

Not Voting - 8
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Brownback (R-KS)
Enzi (R-WY)
Gregg (R-NH)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Udall (D-CO)
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00230#position

[catgirl]

1. All the usual suspects on the nay side

Idiots, all of them.

[usregimechange]

2. And arrogant, bad combination

[catgirl]

3. Yup.

[usregimechange]

4. But the Republican plan is working, obstruct by delay

[Tx4obama]

5. K&R n/t

[BzaDem]

6. This is good news! Though your chart actually paints too pessimistic a picture

While it is technically accurate, one judge that was appointed by Bush (Helane White) was actually originally nominated by Clinton (and was only re-nominated by Bush in a deal with Democrats).

So the true count is slightly more optimistic (9-7).