Nomination of Andrew Lynn Brasher to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit

Feb. 11, 2020

The AFL-CIO opposed the nomination of Alabama Middle District Court Judge Andrew Brasher to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. As an attorney, Judge Brasher demonstrated a remarkable hostility toward civil rights. As the chief solicitor general for the notoriously ideological office of the Alabama Solicitor General, he led efforts to undermine the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), defend unconstitutional racial gerrymandering of legislative districts, fight against LBGTQ equality and restrict health care access for women. He also joined an amicus brief advocating that it should be more difficult for people to join together in class action suits against corporations, and a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the DoddFrank Act. Nevertheless, Judge Brasher's nomination was confirmed on Feb. 11, 2020.

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 52
NAYs: 43

Legislator State Sort descending Party Vote
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
AK
Republican Yes
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
Republican Yes
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican Yes
Sen. Doug Jones
AL
Democrat No
Sen. John Boozman
AR
Republican Yes
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
Republican Yes
Sen. Martha McSally
AZ
Republican Yes
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
ID ID No
Sen. Kamala Harris
CA
Democrat No
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
Democrat No
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat Not Voting
Sen. Cory Gardner
CO
Republican Yes
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Christopher A. Coons
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
Republican Yes
Sen. Rick Scott
FL
Republican Yes
Sen. David Perdue
GA
Republican Yes
Sen. Kelly Loeffler
GA
Republican Yes