Senate Confirms Justice Brown-Jackson's Replacement on DC Appeals Court
The Senate on Sept. 20 voted to confirm Judge Florence Pan to fill now-Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson's spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The vote was 52-42 in favor of confirmation, with…
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six senators not voting. The vote split largely along party lines, though three Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues in voting for the judge. Pan was elevated to the court after previously serving on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The vote marks the second time Pan has filled a seat left vacant by Brown-Jackson, after the justice left the D.C. District Court to join the D.C. appellate court. With her confirmation, Pan becomes the first Chinese-American to serve on the key appeals court panel.