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The Senate Judiciary Committee today unanimously backed the nomination of Mark S. Davis to become a federal judge for Virginia's Eastern District.
Davis still awaits confirmation from the full Senate, but the swift approval without discussion at the committee level bodes well for the Portsmouth judge.
"There is every chance he will be confirmed this year, and sooner rather than later," said University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias. "There's just nothing controversial about him."
Davis is the chief judge on Virginia's Third Judicial Circuit in Portsmouth.
He and David Novak came highly recommended to President Bush by Sens. John W. Warner, a Republican, and Jim Webb, a Democrat.
Novak, a career prosecutor and assistant U.S. attorney in Richmond since 1991, prosecuted Zacarias Moussaoui after the Sept. 11 attacks in a four-year investigation and case that resulted in Moussaoui being sentenced to life in prison.
A committee vote on Novak has not yet been scheduled because Novak has not yet responded to some questions from senators, according to committee spokeswoman Erica Chabot.
--Neil Simon
Davis still awaits confirmation from the full Senate, but the swift approval without discussion at the committee level bodes well for the Portsmouth judge.
"There is every chance he will be confirmed this year, and sooner rather than later," said University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias. "There's just nothing controversial about him."
Davis is the chief judge on Virginia's Third Judicial Circuit in Portsmouth.
He and David Novak came highly recommended to President Bush by Sens. John W. Warner, a Republican, and Jim Webb, a Democrat.
Novak, a career prosecutor and assistant U.S. attorney in Richmond since 1991, prosecuted Zacarias Moussaoui after the Sept. 11 attacks in a four-year investigation and case that resulted in Moussaoui being sentenced to life in prison.
A committee vote on Novak has not yet been scheduled because Novak has not yet responded to some questions from senators, according to committee spokeswoman Erica Chabot.
--Neil Simon