Nomination To The Fourth Circuit
In 2009, Justice Keenan asked to be considered for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The Virginia Bar Association included her name on the list of candidates it submitted to Virginia's two senators on February 24, 2009. On June 2, 2009, Virginia's senators recommended that President Barack Obama nominate her to the Fourth Circuit. On September 14, 2009, Obama formally nominated Keenan to the Fourth Circuit. The Senate Judiciary Committee has backed her nomination.
On February 26, 2010, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Keenan's nomination. The Senate voted 99-0 for cloture on the nomination on March 2, 2010. The Senate then voted 99-0 to confirm Keenan on March 2, 2010. She received her commission on March 9, 2010.
Keenan is the first woman on the Fourth Circuit from Virginia.
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