119th Congress · PN466-5 · The Judiciary
James D. Maxwell
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 51–46 (roll call vote 640) · December 9, 2025
- ReceivedSeptember 2, 2025
- Sent to committeeSeptember 2, 2025
- HearingSeptember 3, 2025
- Committee voteNovember 20, 2025
- On the Senate calendarNovember 20, 2025
- Senate voteDecember 9, 2025
- ConfirmedDecember 9, 2025
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Description on the record: James D. Maxwell II, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, vice Michael P. Mills, retired.
Source: Congress.gov PN466-5, record updated May 1, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN466-5 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/466-5?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 640.” (December 9, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- May 1, 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) · December 9, 2025
Yea 49Nay 46Not voting 5
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 4 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (49)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (5)
Source: Senate roll call vote 639, December 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN466-5
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 639, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_639- 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 · December 9, 2025
Yea 51Nay 46Not voting 3
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (51)
Nay (46)
Not Voting (3)
Source: Senate roll call vote 640, December 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN466-5
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 640, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_640- 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 September 2, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) September 3, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By November 20, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By November 20, 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. 119-201.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 573.
- 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.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 640.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 46. Record Vote Number: 639.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Same rule for every member. Both parties are always shown, and every number links to the bill or member behind it. How we calculate →