Nomination of Casey Pitts to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Jun. 14, 2023

The AFL-CIO supported the confirmation of Casey Pitts for the U.S. District Court judge position in the Northern District of California. Pitts is a highly respected labor and employment attorney with extensive litigation experience. As an openly LGBTQ+ individual, Pitts also brings diversity to this court. 

Legislative Alert

This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 53
NAYs: 46

Legislator State Party Vote
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
 Republican No
Sen. Kevin Cramer
ND
 Republican No
Sen. Michael D. Crapo
ID
 Republican No
Sen. Ted Cruz
TX
 Republican No
Sen. Steve Daines
MT
 Republican No
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
IL
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard J. Durbin
IL
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Joni Ernst
IA
 Republican No
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. John Fetterman
PA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Deb Fischer
NE
 Republican No
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
NY
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Lindsey Graham
SC
 Republican Yes
Sen. Charles E. Grassley
IA
 Republican No
Sen. Bill Hagerty
TN
 Republican No
Sen. Margaret Hassan
NH
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Joshua Hawley
MO
 Republican No
Sen. Martin Heinrich
NM
 Democrat Yes
Sen. John Hickenlooper
CO
 Democrat Yes
2023 Senate Key Votes
  1. Nomination of Nancy Abudu to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
  2. Congressional Review Act resolution to block the Department of Education rule relating to “Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans”
  3. Nomination of Casey Pitts to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  4. Nomination of Gwynne A. Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
  5. Nomination of Jessica Looman to be administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL)
  6. Prohibit Executive Order 14019, Promoting Access to Voting
  7. Nomination of Martin O’Malley to be Social Security Administration (SSA) commissioner