Senate Confirms Greenaway For 3rd Circ. Seat

By Jessica Dye

Law360, New York (February 09, 2010, 5:31 PM ET) -- The U.S. Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to confirm U.S. District Judge Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Senators approved Greenaway by a vote of 84-0, after massive snowstorms in Washington forced Democratic leaders to push back the vote from its originally scheduled time Monday.

Greenaway has enjoyed bipartisan support throughout his Senate confirmation process, although Democrats on Tuesday lambasted Republicans for allegedly dragging out the confirmation for months since his initial nomination by President...
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