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. 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. Dianne Feinstein
CA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Raphael Warnock
GA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
 ID ID Yes
Sen. Angus King
ME
 ID ID Yes
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
 ID ID Yes
Sen. J.D. Vance
OH
 Republican No
Sen. Jerry Moran
KS
 Republican No
Sen. Steve Daines
MT
 Republican No
Sen. Tommy Tuberville
AL
 Republican No
Sen. Ted Cruz
TX
 Republican No
Sen. Thom Tillis
NC
 Republican No
Sen. Mitch McConnell
KY
 Republican No
Sen. Michael D. Crapo
ID
 Republican No
Sen. John Thune
SD
 Republican No
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