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But you ARE smarter than 95% of kindergardeners......
now you can flame for yourself instead for Johnnie....

Now you really have made me angry ...

Circuit Court Nominations Summary - 109th Congress

F = 7 subjected to failed cloture motions in 108th Congress
4 = "1 of 4" that DEMs offered to let GOP choose which 3 to dump
S = Positive mention in Specter's May 9, 2005 speech

M = MOU of 14 will not vote against cloture
m = MOU of 14 makes no promise regarding cloture
R = Post-MOU, Reid indicates desire to filibuster

C = Out of committee & on the Senate's Executive Calendar
U = Unanimous consent to debate - date TBD
D = Democrats offer to debate - date TBD
v = Debate and vote scheduled
V = Vote -on the nomination- concluded
x = Nomination returned to the President - President renominated
X = Nomination returned to the President - President capitulated
W = Nomination WITHDRAWN by the President

       Nominations Through Confirmation Process
       ========================================
       F4S  M-  CUV  Owen, Priscilla          (5th Cir)
       F-S  --  CUV  Griffin, Richard A.      (6th Cir)
       F-S  --  CUV  McKeague, David W.       (6th Cir)
       --S  --  CDV  Neilson, Susan Bieke     (6th Cir)  [Died Jan 25, 2006]
       F4S  M-  CUV  Pryor, William H.        (11th Cir)
       F4S  M-  CUV  Brown, Janice Rogers     (D.C. Cir)
       --S  --  CUV  Griffith, Thomas B.      (D.C. Cir)
       ---  --  --W  Payne, James Hardy       (10th Cir) [Withdrawn Mar 7, 2006]

       Open Nominations From 1st Session of 109th
       ==========================================
       --S  --  C--  Boyle, Terrence W.       (4th Cir)
       ---  -R  ---  Haynes, William James II (4th Cir)
       F--  mR  ---  Saad, Henry W.           (6th Cir)
       F4S  mR  C--  Myers, William Gerry III (9th Cir)
       ---  -R  --x  Kavanaugh, Brett M.      (D.C. Cir)

       Open Nominations From 2nd Session of 109th
       ==========================================
       ---  --  ---  Smith, N. Randy          (9th Cir)
       ---  --  ---  Chagares, Michael A.     (3rd Cir)
       ---  --  ---  Wallace, Michael B.      (5th Cir)
       ---  --  ---  Ikuta, Sandra S.         (9th Cir)
       ---  --  ---  Smith, Milan D.          (9th Cir)

Last updated, March 7, 2006

Owen: Cloture passed 81-18 on May 24. Confirmed 55-43 on May 25.
Brown: Cloture passed 65-32 on June 7. Confirmed 56-43 on June 8.
Pryor: Cloture passed 67-32 on June 8. Confirmed 53-45 on June 9.
Griffin: Confirmed 95-0 on June 9.
McKeague: Confirmed 96-0 on June 9.
Griffith: Confirmed 73-24 on June 14.
Neilson: Confirmed 97-0 on October 27. Died Jan 25, 2006.
Myers: Out of Committee on March 17.
Boyle: Out of Committee on June 16.
Kavanaugh: Returned to the President on December 22, Renominated on January 25.
Payne: Nominated on September 29. Withdrawn by WH on March 7.
Smith, Randy: Nominated on December 16.
Chagares: Nominated on January 25.
Wallace: Nominated on February 8 - FR Thread.
Ikuta: Nominated on February 8.
Smith, Milan: Nominated on February 14.

Circuit Court Nominations Summary - 109th Congress

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