Key Votes
PN 194 - Priscilla R. Owen, Fifth Circuit Judge - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Stages
- May 25, 2005 Senate Nomination Confirmed
- May 24, 2005 Senate Cloture Invoked
- Feb. 14, 2005 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Nomination - Nomination Confirmed (Senate) (55-43) - May 25, 2005 (Key vote)
Title: Priscilla R. Owen, Fifth Circuit Judge
Vote to confirm President George W. Bush's nomination of the current Texas Supreme Court Judge Owen, to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
Nomination - Cloture Invoked (Senate) (81-18) - May 24, 2005 (Key vote)
Title: Priscilla R. Owen, Fifth Circuit Judge
Vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Priscilla Richman Owen's nomination to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Louisiana.
INVOKING CLOTURE REQUIRES A 3/5 MAJORITY OF THE SENATE. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BUT RATHER LIMITS FURTHER DEBATE TO 30 HOURS. CLOTURE IS TYPICALLY USED TO END A FILIBUSTER.
NOTE: INVOKING CLOTURE REQUIRES A 3/5 MAJORITY OF THE SENATE. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BUT LIMITS FURTHER DEBATE TO 30 HOURS. CLOTURE IS TYPICALLY USED TO END A FILIBUSTER. A FAILED CLOTURE VOTE OFTEN PREVENTS THE LEGISLATION FROM EVER COMING TO A VOTE.
Nomination - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 14, 2005
Title: Priscilla R. Owen, Fifth Circuit Judge
Sponsors
- George W. Bush (NA - R) (Out Of Office)
