The U.S. Senate on Dec. 5 confirmed the eighth judge this week, as Democrats race to utilize the remaining days of their majority.
Senators in a 52–45 vote confirmed Sarah Morgan Davenport as a U.S. district judge in New Mexico.
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined all Democrats and independents present in voting in favor of Davenport’s judicial confirmation.
Democrats have control of the upper chamber, but not for much longer. Republicans flipped the Senate in the November elections, and the new Congress is slated to be sworn in just after the New Year.
The Senate earlier in the week confirmed seven other individuals nominated by President Joe Biden to be U.S. district judges. Senators confirmed Anne Hwang to serve in central California, Brian Edward Murphy to serve in Massachusetts, Sparkle L. Sooknanan to serve in Washington, Catherine Henry and Gail A. Weilheimer to serve in eastern Pennsylvania, and Anthony J. Brindisi and Elizabeth C. Coombe to serve in northern New York….