Four Obama (US District) judicial nominees clear committee, one apparently by party line vote

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Nancy D. Freudenthal to be United States District Judge for the District of Wyoming
Ordered Reported by Voice Vote

Denzil Price Marshall, Jr. to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Ordered Reported by Voice Vote

Benita Y. Pearson to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio
Ordered Reported by Roll Call Vote, 12 - 6

Timothy S. Black to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
Ordered Reported by Voice Vote


The Judiciary webcast isn't available for some reason but it appears that the Pearson Roll call was a party line vote with one Republican not casting a vote. I have no idea why that vote wasn't cast by proxy.


Previous posts

Obama Nominates 3 to Serve on the District Court Bench, including the First Lady of Wyoming (Sat Dec-05-09)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7158816

4 Obama federal judicial nominees to get a vote next Thursday (Sat Feb-06-10)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7649680

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1. Tim Black is a good guy but a very conservative democrat....

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2. How do you know him?

[WCGreen]

3. He ran for the Supreme Court here in Ohio when I was the treasurer

for another democratic candidate running in another slot...

He was a partner in a very staid Cincinnati Law Firm...