Cuban Judge Adalberto Jordan confirmed by the Senate, 11th Circuit now controlled by Dems [View all]

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Adalberto José Jordán, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Nominated by President Barack Obama on August 2nd, 2011
Former Judge, U. S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Nominated by William J. Clinton on March 15, 1999
Adjunct professor, University of Miami School of Law
First Cuban-born judge to sit on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
50 Years Old

After months of Republican obstruction the votes were as follows:
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: 85-11
On the Cloture Motion: 89-5
On the Nomination: 94-5

NAYs ---5
Blunt (R-MO)
DeMint (R-SC)
Lee (R-UT)
Toomey (R-PA)
Vitter (R-LA)

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_112_2.htm