119th Congress · PN520-1 · The Judiciary
David A. Bragdon
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 53–45 (roll call vote 625) · December 2, 2025
- ReceivedSeptember 15, 2025
- Sent to committeeSeptember 15, 2025
- HearingSeptember 17, 2025
- Committee voteOctober 9, 2025
- On the Senate calendarOctober 9, 2025
- Senate voteDecember 1, 2025
- ConfirmedDecember 2, 2025
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Description on the record: David A. Bragdon, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, vice Loretta Copeland Biggs, retired.
Source: Congress.gov PN520-1, record updated May 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN520-1 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/520-1?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 625.” (December 2, 2025)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- May 12, 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 1, 2025
Yea 50Nay 41Not voting 9
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 50 | 0 | 3 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (50)
Nay (41)
Not Voting (9)
Source: Senate roll call vote 624, December 1, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN520-1
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 624, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_624- 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 2, 2025
Yea 53Nay 45Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (53)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 625, December 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN520-1
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 625, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_625- 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 15, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) September 17, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By October 9, 2025: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By October 9, 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. 119-260.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 472.
- 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.
- By unanimous consent agreement, vote 12/2/2025.
- Considered by Senate.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 41. Record Vote Number: 624.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 625.
- 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 →