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. Gary Peters
MI
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Ron Wyden
OR
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Alex Padilla
CA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
NY
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WI
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Jon Ossoff
GA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Peter Welch
VT
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat Yes
Sen. John Fetterman
PA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
MA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Raphael Warnock
GA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard J. Durbin
IL
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
MD
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Jeff Merkley
OR
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
IL
 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