Nomination of Justin Walker to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Oct. 24, 2019

The AFL-CIO opposes the nomination of Justin Walker to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. Only ten years after his graduation from law school, Mr. Walker has extremely limited legal experience, minimal trial experience, and a deeply partisan record that raises very serious concerns about his ability to be fair and open-minded. He was confirmed on Oct. 24, 2019.

Legislative Alert

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 50
NAYs: 41

Legislator State Party Vote
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
 Democrat No
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
MD
 Democrat No
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
MA
 Democrat Not Voting
Sen. Edward J. Markey
MA
 Democrat No
Sen. John Kennedy
LA
 Republican Yes
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
 Republican Yes
Sen. Rand Paul
KY
 Republican Yes
Sen. Mitch McConnell
KY
 Republican Yes
Sen. Pat Roberts
KS
 Republican Yes
Sen. Jerry Moran
KS
 Republican Not Voting
Sen. Mike Braun
IN
 Republican Yes
Sen. Todd Young
IN
 Republican Yes
Sen. Richard J. Durbin
IL
 Democrat No
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
IL
 Democrat No
Sen. Jim Risch
ID
 Republican Yes
Sen. Michael D. Crapo
ID
 Republican Yes
Sen. Charles E. Grassley
IA
 Republican Yes
Sen. Joni Ernst
IA
 Republican Yes
Sen. Brian Schatz
HI
 Democrat No
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
HI
 Democrat No
2019 Senate Key Votes
  1. Nomination of Allison Jones Rushing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  2. Nomination of Chad Readler to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  3. Nomination of Eric Murphy to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  4. Nomination of Naomi Rao to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
  5. Nomination of Michael Truncale to the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas
  6. Nomination of Michael Park to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
  7. Nomination of Kenneth Lee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  8. Nomination of Howard Nielson to the U.S. District Court of Utah
  9. Nomination of Matthew Kacsmaryk to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  10. Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
  11. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
  12. Resolution to Insist on Paid Family Leave for Federal Personnel
  13. Nomination of Eugene Scalia for Secretary of Labor
  14. Nomination of Justin Walker to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
  15. Resolution to Repeal a Regulation That Allows the Sale of Junk Health Insurance Plans
  16. Nomination of Steven Menashi to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  17. Nomination of Lawrence VanDyke to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  18. Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
  19. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020