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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Law - Dawn Johnsen vote may not be for another three weeks

The Blog of Legal Times reports:

Dawn Johnsen, nominated to be assistant attorney general in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel, may have to wait at least another three weeks for a vote in the Senate.

Votes related to the federal budget are occupying most of the Senate’s time this week, and the office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says that it has not reached an agreement with Senate Republicans for a time to debate Johnsen’s nomination. Democrats hope to reach an agreement on the timing in order to avoid the lengthy procedures involved if Reid has to move to cut off debate on the floor.

The Senate is scheduled to begin its two-week Easter recess at the end of the week, pushing a confirmation vote to the week of April 20 at the earliest.

Earlier ILB entries on Dawn Johnsen.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 31, 2009 11:18 AM
Posted to General Law Related