Nomination of Cory T. Wilson to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the 5th District

Jun. 24, 2020

The AFL-CIO opposed the nomination of Cory Wilson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5h Circuit. With scant judicial experience, he is known for inflammatory diatribes against the broad provision of health care, of voting rights protection and marriage equality. Despite Mississippi’s history of voter suppression, he worked to impose more restrictions on voting, repeatedly dismissing evidence of discrimination against African American voters. He also has consistently disparaged federal efforts to monitor Mississippi elections and ridiculed civil rights organizations that attempt to protect the vote and other critical legal protections. Nevertheless, Wilson's nomination was confirmed on June 24, 2020.

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 52
NAYs: 48

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 No
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. Rick Scott
FL
Republican Yes
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
Republican Yes
Sen. David Perdue
GA
Republican Yes
Sen. Kelly Loeffler
GA
Republican Yes