U.S. Senate · November 12, 2026
Roll call 260 · 119th Congress, session 2
Gregory Carl Cook, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
The vote on whether to confirm a Presidential appointee The Senate deciding whether a person the President chose gets the job — a judge, a cabinet secretary, an ambassador. Only the Senate does this; the House has no part in it.
Confirmed
49 yes 27 no
The Senate said yes · recorded as “Nomination Confirmed”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
Nominee: Gregory Carl Cook, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama