PN851-5119th Congress (2025-2027)ConfirmedCivilian

Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Julie A. Robinson, retired.

Received March 2, 2026

Position and Nominee

1 position with 1 nominee

United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

Organization: The Judiciary

Nominee:

Anthony J. Powell

State: KS

Confirmation Timeline

Track the nomination's progress through the Senate

Floor Latest Action

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 168.

June 10, 2026

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Floor

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 168.

June 10, 2026

Floor

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 45. Record Vote Number: 167.

June 10, 2026

Floor

By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.

June 10, 2026

Floor

Considered by Senate.

June 10, 2026

Floor

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 6/10/2026.

June 9, 2026

Floor

Cloture motion presented in Senate.

June 8, 2026

Floor

Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of nomination agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

June 8, 2026

Calendars

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 745.

May 18, 2026

Committee

Reported by Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary, without printed report.

Judiciary Committee

May 18, 2026

Committee

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported favorably.

Judiciary Committee

May 14, 2026

Committee

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

Judiciary Committee

April 15, 2026

IntroReferral

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

March 2, 2026