119th Congress · PN999-4 · The Judiciary
Kasdin Miller Mitchell
Where this nomination stands
Confirmed 49–45 (roll call vote 238) · September 17, 2026
- ReceivedMay 12, 2026
- Sent to committeeMay 12, 2026
- HearingJune 10, 2026
- Committee voteJuly 16, 2026
- On the Senate calendarJuly 16, 2026
- Senate voteSeptember 17, 2026
- ConfirmedSeptember 17, 2026
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Description on the record: Kasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, vice Barbara M. Lynn, retired.
Source: Congress.gov PN999-4, record updated September 18, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Record
- Congress.gov nomination PN999-4 ↗
- Machine-readable record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/nomination/119/999-4?format=json- Status wording
- PORKER shows the status from Congress.gov’s latest-action text: “Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 45. Record Vote Number: 238.” (September 17, 2026)
- Last updated by Congress.gov
- September 18, 2026
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 16, 2026
- Raw copy kept
- nominations-119-2026-10-16.jsonl.gz
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) · September 17, 2026
Yea 49Nay 47Not voting 4
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 4 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (49)
Nay (47)
Not Voting (4)
Source: Senate roll call vote 237, September 17, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion PN999-4
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 237, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_237- 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 · September 17, 2026
Yea 49Nay 45Not voting 6
| Party | Yea | Nay | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 4 |
How each senator voted (100)
Yea (49)
Nay (45)
Not Voting (6)
Source: Senate roll call vote 238, September 17, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Question
- On the Nomination PN999-4
- Vote record
- senate.gov roll call vote 238, 119th Congress, session 2 ↗
- PORKER vote id
vote_Senate_119_2_238- 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, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) June 10, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Markup By July 16, 2026: Judiciary Committee
- Reported By July 16, 2026: Judiciary Committee
Every recorded action
- Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
- Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 830.
- 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. 49 - 45. Record Vote Number: 238.
- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 47. Record Vote Number: 237.
- Considered by Senate.
- 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 →