Roll Call: Southwick Nomination

Earlier today, the Senate invoked cloture on the confirmation of Judge Leslie Southwick for appointment to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The vote was 62 to 35 with 3 no votes. Where cloture is concerned, if a motion survives cloture it is as good as passed. The final vote, following moments later, is perfunctory.

Here is how the votes broke down for the Southwick confirmation:

Yeas: All Republicans and Akaka (HI), Byrd (WV), Carper (DE), Conrad (ND), Dorgan (ND), Feinstein (CA), Inouye (HI), Johnson (SD), Lieberman (CT), Lincoln (AR), Nelson (NE), Pryor (AR), and Salazar (CO).

Nays: The remaining Democrats

Kennedy (MA) was among the no-votes. He is still recovering from surgery to clear blockage from his carotid artery.

Obama (IL) logged his first roll call vote in at least two weeks.