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SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · RECEIVED JUL 14, 2026
JUDGEON THE CALENDAR

Gregory Carl Cook

Gregory Carl Cook of Alabama, nominated to be District judge, Northern District of Alabama.

ON THE CALENDAR87 days waiting so far
87DAYS WAITINGPendingFINAL VOTE
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · RECEIVED JUL 14, 2026
Should the Senate confirm?
THE PATH TO CONFIRMATION

87 days and counting

WHERE THE TIME WENT87 days waiting so far
  • IN COMMITTEE72 DAYS
  • ON THE CALENDAR15 DAYS SO FAR
  1. ReceivedJUL 14, 2026
  2. Referred to JudiciarySAME DAYJUL 14, 2026
  3. Hearing+22 DAYSAUG 5, 2026
  4. Reported+50 DAYSSEP 24, 2026
  5. On the calendar · No. 945SAME DAYSEP 24, 2026
  6. ClotureNOT YET
  7. ConfirmedNOT YET
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Waiting for a floor vote. Judges and cabinet secretaries get individual votes: cloture first, then confirmation.

LATEST OFFICIAL ACTION · SEP 24, 2026

Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 945.

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THE VOTES

Why there’s no vote count

No votes yet

Judges and cabinet secretaries get individual votes: a cloture vote to end debate, then the confirmation vote.

Should the Senate confirm?
THE POST

District judge, Northern District of Alabama

WHAT IT DOES
Tries federal cases in the Northern District of Alabama. Its decisions can be appealed to the Eleventh Circuit.
TERM
Life. Article III judges serve “during good behavior.”
SEAT
Fills the vacancy left by Judge R. David Proctor, who retired (vacant since Jan 1, 2026).
OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION · PN1181-1

Gregory Carl Cook, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, vice R. David Proctor, retired.

THE NOMINEE

Cook has been an associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court since 2023 and an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama Law School since 2025; Cook was a partner at Balch & Bingham LLP from 1998 to 2023.

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