Senate Confirms Wang as CIT Judge
The Senate on Feb. 1 voted 53-42 to confirm Lisa Wang to serve as a judge on the Court of International Trade.
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Wang, who garnered "no" votes from a substantial block of Senate Republicans, fills the seat left by Judge Leo Gordon and joins the bench from the Commerce Department, where she served as the assistant secretary for enforcement and compliance.
A separate vote to confirm Joseph Laroski as a CIT judge was pushed to Feb. 5. If confirmed, Laroski, who comes from petitioners' firm Schagrin Associates, would fill Judge Timothy Stanceu's seat.
The confirmation hearing for Wang and Laroski was held before the Senate Judiciary in July 2023, when the two answered questions about their prior work experience and views on the rule of law in the international trading system (see 2307270043). Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who questioned Wang during the hearing last year about comments she made in college involving her political views, was one of the 42 "no" votes.
The five Republican senators who voted in favor of Wang were Susan Collins, R-Maine; Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Lisa Murkowski, R-Ala; and J.D. Vance, R-Ohio. Five senators -- John Barrasso, R-Wyo.; Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Roger Marshall, R-Kan.; Gary Peters, D-Mich; and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. -- didn't vote.