Key Votes
National Key Votes
PN 194 - Priscilla R. Owen, Fifth Circuit Judge - Key Vote
Barack Obama II voted Nay (Confirmation Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
- May 25, 2005 Senate Nomination Confirmed
- May 24, 2005 Senate Cloture Invoked
- Feb. 14, 2005 Senate Introduced
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Stage Details
Nomination - Nomination Confirmed (Senate) - May 25, 2005 (Key vote)
Title: Priscilla R. Owen, Fifth Circuit Judge
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
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) - May 24, 2005 (Key vote)
Title: Priscilla R. Owen, Fifth Circuit Judge
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
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:
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)
