119th Congress · PN150-3 · The Judiciary
Whitney D. Hermandorfer
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 46–42 (roll call vote 384) · July 14, 2025
- ReceivedMay 12, 2025
- Sent to committeeMay 12, 2025
- HearingJune 4, 2025
- Committee voteJune 26, 2025
- On the Senate calendarJune 26, 2025
- Senate voteJuly 10, 2025
- ConfirmedJuly 14, 2025
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Description on the record: Whitney D. Hermandorfer, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Jane Branstetter Stranch, retiring.
Source: Congress.gov PN150-3, record updated March 19, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN150-3 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/150-3?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 42. Record Vote Number: 384.” (July 14, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- March 19, 2026
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 16, 2026
- Raw copy kept
- nominations-119-2026-10-16-06a5bfe9.jsonl.gz
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Senate votes
Roll calls recorded on this nomination. Both parties are shown the same way, and nothing here is a score.
Cloture vote (a vote to end debate) · July 10, 2025
Yea 51Nay 43Not voting 6
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (43)
Not Voting (6)
Source: Senate roll call vote 382, July 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN150-3
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 382, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_382- Why this vote is linked here
- The Senate vote record names this nomination number, or Congress.gov lists this roll call number in the nomination’s action line.
Confirmation vote · July 14, 2025
Yea 46Nay 42Not voting 12
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 46 | 0 | 7 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (46)
Nay (42)
Not Voting (12)
Source: Senate roll call vote 384, July 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN150-3
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 384, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_384- Why this vote is linked here
- The Senate vote record names this nomination number, or Congress.gov lists this roll call number in the nomination’s action line.
Committee steps
- Referred To May 12, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) June 4, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By June 26, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By June 26, 2025: Judiciary Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-212.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 261.
- Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.
- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
- Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Cloture motion presented in Senate.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/10/2025.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 7/14/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 382.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 42. Record Vote Number: 384.
- Considered by Senate.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →