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Jan 5, 2026Confirmed

Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, vice John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr., retired.

United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee

PN726-9Senate Committee on the Judiciary

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Jan 5, 2026

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Confirmed

Congress

119th Congress

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Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, vice John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr., retired.

Feb 4, 2026, 2:50 PM ET
SenateAgreed To

On the Cloture Motion

On the Cloture Motion

50 Yes
47 No
VoteClotureSenate
Take Action

Seat Map

Yea
Nay
Present
Not Voting
Border = party color

Member Votes

100 members

MemberPartyStateVote
Alsobrooks, Angela D.Alsobrooks, Angela D.DemocratMDNay
AA
Armstrong, Alan		RepublicanOK—
Baldwin, TammyBaldwin, TammyDemocratWINay
Banks, JimBanks, JimRepublicanINYea
Barrasso, JohnBarrasso, JohnRepublicanWYYea
Bennet, Michael F.Bennet, Michael F.DemocratCONay
Blackburn, MarshaBlackburn, MarshaRepublicanTNYea
Blumenthal, RichardBlumenthal, RichardDemocratCTNay
Blunt Rochester, LisaBlunt Rochester, LisaDemocratDENay
Booker, Cory A.Booker, Cory A.DemocratNJNay
Boozman, JohnBoozman, JohnRepublicanARYea
Britt, Katie BoydBritt, Katie BoydRepublicanALYea
Budd, TedBudd, TedRepublicanNCYea
Cantwell, MariaCantwell, MariaDemocratWANay
Capito, Shelley MooreCapito, Shelley MooreRepublicanWVYea
Cassidy, BillCassidy, BillRepublicanLAYea
Collins, Susan M.Collins, Susan M.RepublicanMEYea
Coons, Christopher A.Coons, Christopher A.DemocratDENay
Cornyn, JohnCornyn, JohnRepublicanTXYea
Cortez Masto, CatherineCortez Masto, CatherineDemocratNVNay
Cotton, TomCotton, TomRepublicanARYea
Cramer, KevinCramer, KevinRepublicanNDYea
Crapo, MikeCrapo, MikeRepublicanIDNot Voting
Cruz, TedCruz, TedRepublicanTXYea
Curtis, John R.Curtis, John R.RepublicanUTYea
Daines, SteveDaines, SteveRepublicanMTYea
Duckworth, TammyDuckworth, TammyDemocratILNay
Durbin, Richard J.Durbin, Richard J.DemocratILNay
Ernst, JoniErnst, JoniRepublicanIAYea
Fetterman, JohnFetterman, JohnDemocratPANay
Fischer, DebFischer, DebRepublicanNEYea
Gallego, RubenGallego, RubenDemocratAZNay
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.Gillibrand, Kirsten E.DemocratNYNay
Graham, LindseyGraham, LindseyRepublicanSCYea
Grassley, ChuckGrassley, ChuckRepublicanIAYea
Hagerty, BillHagerty, BillRepublicanTNYea
Hassan, Margaret WoodHassan, Margaret WoodDemocratNHNay
Hawley, JoshHawley, JoshRepublicanMOYea
Heinrich, MartinHeinrich, MartinDemocratNMNay
Hickenlooper, John W.Hickenlooper, John W.DemocratCONay
Hirono, Mazie K.Hirono, Mazie K.DemocratHINay
Hoeven, JohnHoeven, JohnRepublicanNDYea
Husted, JonHusted, JonRepublicanOHYea
Hyde-Smith, CindyHyde-Smith, CindyRepublicanMSYea
Johnson, RonJohnson, RonRepublicanWIYea
Justice, James C.Justice, James C.RepublicanWVYea
Kaine, TimKaine, TimDemocratVANay
Kelly, MarkKelly, MarkDemocratAZNay
Kennedy, JohnKennedy, JohnRepublicanLAYea
Kim, AndyKim, AndyDemocratNJNay
King, Angus S., Jr.King, Angus S., Jr.IndependentMENay
Klobuchar, AmyKlobuchar, AmyDemocratMNNay
Lankford, JamesLankford, JamesRepublicanOKYea
Lee, MikeLee, MikeRepublicanUTYea
Luján, Ben RayLuján, Ben RayDemocratNMNay
Lummis, Cynthia M.Lummis, Cynthia M.RepublicanWYYea
Markey, Edward J.Markey, Edward J.DemocratMANay
Marshall, RogerMarshall, RogerRepublicanKSYea
McConnell, MitchMcConnell, MitchRepublicanKYNot Voting
McCormick, DavidMcCormick, DavidRepublicanPAYea
Merkley, JeffMerkley, JeffDemocratORNay
Moody, AshleyMoody, AshleyRepublicanFLYea
Moran, JerryMoran, JerryRepublicanKSYea
Moreno, BernieMoreno, BernieRepublicanOHYea
Murkowski, LisaMurkowski, LisaRepublicanAKYea
Murphy, ChristopherMurphy, ChristopherDemocratCTNay
Murray, PattyMurray, PattyDemocratWANay
Ossoff, JonOssoff, JonDemocratGANay
Padilla, AlexPadilla, AlexDemocratCANay
Paul, RandPaul, RandRepublicanKYYea
Peters, Gary C.Peters, Gary C.DemocratMINay
Reed, JackReed, JackDemocratRINay
Ricketts, PeteRicketts, PeteRepublicanNEYea
Risch, James E.Risch, James E.RepublicanIDYea
Rosen, JackyRosen, JackyDemocratNVNay
Rounds, MikeRounds, MikeRepublicanSDYea
Sanders, BernardSanders, BernardIndependentVTNay
Schatz, BrianSchatz, BrianDemocratHINay
Schiff, Adam B.Schiff, Adam B.DemocratCANay
Schmitt, EricSchmitt, EricRepublicanMOYea
Schumer, Charles E.Schumer, Charles E.DemocratNYNay
Scott, RickScott, RickRepublicanFLYea
Scott, TimScott, TimRepublicanSCYea
Shaheen, JeanneShaheen, JeanneDemocratNHNay
Sheehy, TimSheehy, TimRepublicanMTYea
Slotkin, ElissaSlotkin, ElissaDemocratMINay
Smith, TinaSmith, TinaDemocratMNNay
Sullivan, DanSullivan, DanRepublicanAKYea
Thune, JohnThune, JohnRepublicanSDYea
Tillis, ThomasTillis, ThomasRepublicanNCYea
Tuberville, TommyTuberville, TommyRepublicanALNot Voting
Van Hollen, ChrisVan Hollen, ChrisDemocratMDNay
Warner, Mark R.Warner, Mark R.DemocratVANay
Warnock, Raphael G.Warnock, Raphael G.DemocratGANay
Warren, ElizabethWarren, ElizabethDemocratMANay
Welch, PeterWelch, PeterDemocratVTNay
Whitehouse, SheldonWhitehouse, SheldonDemocratRINay
Wicker, Roger F.Wicker, Roger F.RepublicanMSYea
Wyden, RonWyden, RonDemocratORNay
Young, ToddYoung, ToddRepublicanINYea

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 46. Record Vote Number: 30.

Feb 5, 2026

Feb 5, 2026, 11:30 AM ET
SenateAgreed To

On the Nomination

On the Nomination

50 Yes
46 No
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Seat Map

Yea
Nay
Present
Not Voting
Border = party color

Member Votes

100 members

MemberPartyStateVote
Alsobrooks, Angela D.Alsobrooks, Angela D.DemocratMDNay
AA
Armstrong, Alan		RepublicanOK—
Baldwin, TammyBaldwin, TammyDemocratWINay
Banks, JimBanks, JimRepublicanINYea
Barrasso, JohnBarrasso, JohnRepublicanWYYea
Bennet, Michael F.Bennet, Michael F.DemocratCONay
Blackburn, MarshaBlackburn, MarshaRepublicanTNYea
Blumenthal, RichardBlumenthal, RichardDemocratCTNay
Blunt Rochester, LisaBlunt Rochester, LisaDemocratDENay
Booker, Cory A.Booker, Cory A.DemocratNJNay
Boozman, JohnBoozman, JohnRepublicanARYea
Britt, Katie BoydBritt, Katie BoydRepublicanALYea
Budd, TedBudd, TedRepublicanNCYea
Cantwell, MariaCantwell, MariaDemocratWANay
Capito, Shelley MooreCapito, Shelley MooreRepublicanWVYea
Cassidy, BillCassidy, BillRepublicanLAYea
Collins, Susan M.Collins, Susan M.RepublicanMEYea
Coons, Christopher A.Coons, Christopher A.DemocratDENay
Cornyn, JohnCornyn, JohnRepublicanTXYea
Cortez Masto, CatherineCortez Masto, CatherineDemocratNVNay
Cotton, TomCotton, TomRepublicanARYea
Cramer, KevinCramer, KevinRepublicanNDYea
Crapo, MikeCrapo, MikeRepublicanIDNot Voting
Cruz, TedCruz, TedRepublicanTXYea
Curtis, John R.Curtis, John R.RepublicanUTYea
Daines, SteveDaines, SteveRepublicanMTYea
Duckworth, TammyDuckworth, TammyDemocratILNay
Durbin, Richard J.Durbin, Richard J.DemocratILNay
Ernst, JoniErnst, JoniRepublicanIAYea
Fetterman, JohnFetterman, JohnDemocratPANay
Fischer, DebFischer, DebRepublicanNEYea
Gallego, RubenGallego, RubenDemocratAZNay
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.Gillibrand, Kirsten E.DemocratNYNay
Graham, LindseyGraham, LindseyRepublicanSCYea
Grassley, ChuckGrassley, ChuckRepublicanIAYea
Hagerty, BillHagerty, BillRepublicanTNYea
Hassan, Margaret WoodHassan, Margaret WoodDemocratNHNay
Hawley, JoshHawley, JoshRepublicanMOYea
Heinrich, MartinHeinrich, MartinDemocratNMNay
Hickenlooper, John W.Hickenlooper, John W.DemocratCONay
Hirono, Mazie K.Hirono, Mazie K.DemocratHINot Voting
Hoeven, JohnHoeven, JohnRepublicanNDYea
Husted, JonHusted, JonRepublicanOHYea
Hyde-Smith, CindyHyde-Smith, CindyRepublicanMSYea
Johnson, RonJohnson, RonRepublicanWIYea
Justice, James C.Justice, James C.RepublicanWVYea
Kaine, TimKaine, TimDemocratVANay
Kelly, MarkKelly, MarkDemocratAZNay
Kennedy, JohnKennedy, JohnRepublicanLAYea
Kim, AndyKim, AndyDemocratNJNay
King, Angus S., Jr.King, Angus S., Jr.IndependentMENay
Klobuchar, AmyKlobuchar, AmyDemocratMNNay
Lankford, JamesLankford, JamesRepublicanOKYea
Lee, MikeLee, MikeRepublicanUTYea
Luján, Ben RayLuján, Ben RayDemocratNMNay
Lummis, Cynthia M.Lummis, Cynthia M.RepublicanWYYea
Markey, Edward J.Markey, Edward J.DemocratMANay
Marshall, RogerMarshall, RogerRepublicanKSYea
McConnell, MitchMcConnell, MitchRepublicanKYNot Voting
McCormick, DavidMcCormick, DavidRepublicanPAYea
Merkley, JeffMerkley, JeffDemocratORNay
Moody, AshleyMoody, AshleyRepublicanFLYea
Moran, JerryMoran, JerryRepublicanKSNot Voting
Moreno, BernieMoreno, BernieRepublicanOHYea
Murkowski, LisaMurkowski, LisaRepublicanAKYea
Murphy, ChristopherMurphy, ChristopherDemocratCTNay
Murray, PattyMurray, PattyDemocratWANay
Ossoff, JonOssoff, JonDemocratGANay
Padilla, AlexPadilla, AlexDemocratCANay
Paul, RandPaul, RandRepublicanKYYea
Peters, Gary C.Peters, Gary C.DemocratMINay
Reed, JackReed, JackDemocratRINay
Ricketts, PeteRicketts, PeteRepublicanNEYea
Risch, James E.Risch, James E.RepublicanIDYea
Rosen, JackyRosen, JackyDemocratNVNay
Rounds, MikeRounds, MikeRepublicanSDYea
Sanders, BernardSanders, BernardIndependentVTNay
Schatz, BrianSchatz, BrianDemocratHINay
Schiff, Adam B.Schiff, Adam B.DemocratCANay
Schmitt, EricSchmitt, EricRepublicanMOYea
Schumer, Charles E.Schumer, Charles E.DemocratNYNay
Scott, RickScott, RickRepublicanFLYea
Scott, TimScott, TimRepublicanSCYea
Shaheen, JeanneShaheen, JeanneDemocratNHNay
Sheehy, TimSheehy, TimRepublicanMTYea
Slotkin, ElissaSlotkin, ElissaDemocratMINay
Smith, TinaSmith, TinaDemocratMNNay
Sullivan, DanSullivan, DanRepublicanAKYea
Thune, JohnThune, JohnRepublicanSDYea
Tillis, ThomasTillis, ThomasRepublicanNCYea
Tuberville, TommyTuberville, TommyRepublicanALYea
Van Hollen, ChrisVan Hollen, ChrisDemocratMDNay
Warner, Mark R.Warner, Mark R.DemocratVANay
Warnock, Raphael G.Warnock, Raphael G.DemocratGANay
Warren, ElizabethWarren, ElizabethDemocratMANay
Welch, PeterWelch, PeterDemocratVTNay
Whitehouse, SheldonWhitehouse, SheldonDemocratRINay
Wicker, Roger F.Wicker, Roger F.RepublicanMSYea
Wyden, RonWyden, RonDemocratORNay
Young, ToddYoung, ToddRepublicanINYea