US Senate confirms Gregory Cook as a district judge in Alabama
Senators also advanced Daniel Domenico and Anna St John toward final appeals-court confirmation votes. Those procedural votes did not confirm either appointment.
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The US Senate confirmed Gregory Cook as a US district judge in Alabama on 12 November 2026, and advanced two of President Donald Trump’s appeals-court nominees toward final confirmation votes, the Guardian said.
The votes came during the outgoing Republican Senate majority’s final weeks in control, after Democrats won a majority in the chamber.
Appeals-court nominees await final votes
Daniel Domenico’s nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver advanced, as did Anna St John’s nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Both already serve as federal judges appointed by Trump.
Unlike Cook’s confirmation, these were procedural steps rather than approval of the appointments. St John’s vote concerned cloture, the Senate procedure for ending debate. Final Senate confirmation votes remain the next step for both appeals-court nominations.
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