Judiciary Committee Advances ATF Director, Four District Judges, Three U.S. Marshals and Bipartisan Anti-Theft Legislation

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations:

• Robert Cekada, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, by a vote of 14-8;
• Andrew B. Davis, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, by a vote of 12-10;
• John Thomas Shepherd, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, by a vote of 12-10;
• Anna St. John, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, by a vote of 12-10;
• Christopher R. Wolfe, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, by a vote of 12-10;
• Robert Rotter, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa, by a vote of 15-7;
• Daniel Satterlee, to be United States Marshal for the District of South Dakota, by a vote of 13-9; and
• David St. Pierre, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine, by a vote of 20-2.

The committee also advanced by voice vote the bipartisan Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026, led by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), to combat ATM robberies.

Watch the executive business meeting HERE. Read Chairman Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) opening statement HERE.

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