06.04.18

Senate to Consider Three More High-Quality Judicial Nominees

‘The Senate will begin this week by voting on three more of the president’s well-qualified nominees for the federal judiciary. First on the slate is Magistrate Judge Robert Wier, selected by President Trump to serve as a district judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky… Following Judge Wier, we’ll consider Fernando Rodriguez for the Southern District of Texas and Annemarie Axon for the Northern District of Alabama.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the need to confirm more of the president’s well-qualified judicial nominees:  

“The Senate will begin this week by voting on three more of the president’s well-qualified nominees for the federal judiciary. First on the slate is Magistrate Judge Robert Wier, selected by President Trump to serve as a district judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

“Judge Wier’s sterling credentials and the support he enjoys from the legal community suggest he’ll excel on the federal bench. He graduated at the top of his class at the University of Kentucky College of Law, followed by a successful career in private practice. In 2006, he became a magistrate judge. In 2014, his colleagues unanimously re-appointed him to a second term. Judge Wier has the intellect, skill, and experience to take on this role. I will proudly vote to advance his nomination today.

“Following Judge Wier, we’ll consider Fernando Rodriguez for the Southern District of Texas and Annemarie Axon for the Northern District of Alabama. In each case, the Senate’s work will be upholding one of our most central constitutional responsibilities -- to consider and confirm high-quality candidates.”

Related Issues: Judicial Nominations, Nominations