Meredith Vacca
Meredith Vacca is a judicial nominee to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. Vacca was nominated by Joe Biden on May 14, 2024.
Meredith Vacca is judge on the Monroe County Court.[1]
On May 14, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Meredith Vacca to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.[1] As of June 5, 2024, Vacca was awaiting a committee vote to advance her nomination to the full U.S. Senate. Click here for more information on Vacca's federal judicial nomination.
The United States District Court for the Western District of New York is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden
On May 14, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Vacca to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.[1] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Meredith Vacca |
| Court: United States District Court for the Western District of New York |
| Progress |
| 33 days since nomination. |
| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Vacca's nomination on June 5, 2024. As of June 5, 2024, Vacca was awaiting a committee vote to advance his nomination to the full U.S. Senate.[1] Click here for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee vote.
Nomination
On May 14, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Meredith Vacca to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.[1]
The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Vacca qualified.[2] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.
About the court
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The White House, "President Biden Names Forty-Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees," accessed May 10, 2024 Cite error: Invalid
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