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. 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
Sen. Roger Marshall
KS
 Republican No
Sen. Kevin Cramer
ND
 Republican No
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
 Republican No
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
 Republican No
Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis
WY
 Republican No
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
 Republican No
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
 Republican No
Sen. Susan Collins
ME
 Republican Yes
Sen. James Lankford
OK
 Republican No
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
 Republican No
Sen. Tim Scott
SC
 Republican Not Voting
Sen. Rick Scott
FL
 Republican No
Sen. John Kennedy
LA
 Republican No
Sen. Eric Schmitt
MO
 Republican No
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
 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