119th Congress · PN520-3 · The Judiciary
Matthew E. Orso
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 57–41 (roll call vote 629) · December 3, 2025
- ReceivedSeptember 15, 2025
- Sent to committeeSeptember 15, 2025
- HearingSeptember 17, 2025
- Committee voteOctober 9, 2025
- On the Senate calendarOctober 9, 2025
- Senate voteDecember 3, 2025
- ConfirmedDecember 3, 2025
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Description on the record: Matthew E. Orso, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, vice Robert J. Conrad, Jr., retired.
Source: Congress.gov PN520-3, record updated May 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN520-3 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/520-3?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 41. Record Vote Number: 629.” (December 3, 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 3, 2025
Yea 56Nay 40Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 38 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 2 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (56)
Nay (40)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 628, December 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN520-3
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 628, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_628- 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 3, 2025
Yea 57Nay 41Not voting 2
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 39 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 52 | 0 | 1 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (57)
Nay (41)
Not Voting (2)
Source: Senate roll call vote 629, December 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN520-3
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 629, 119th Congress, session 1 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_1_629- 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. 474.
- 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, debate 12/3/2025.
- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 41. Record Vote Number: 629.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 40. Record Vote Number: 628.
- By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
- 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 →