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Confirmation: Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama

October 21, 2025 · On the Nomination

Fetterman voted: Yea Party break

Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on this measure. On this vote, Fetterman broke with the majority of the Senate Democratic caucus. The final result was Nomination Confirmed (66–32).

What kind of vote this was

This was a confirmation vote — a vote on whether the Senate consents to the President’s nomination. Approval required a simple majority.

What this vote was about

Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats1331
Republicans520
Independents11

In total, 98 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 34 votes. 2 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 13–31 and Republicans 52–0. Independents split 1–1. Fetterman’s Yea was one of 13 cast by Senate Democrats.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 577.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Judges & the courts. Across 397 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 208 times and Nay 94 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 8 of them (2%).

This roll call is one of 167 recorded votes — about 12.1% of the votes he cast — where Fetterman broke with the majority of Senate Democrats.

Questions and answers

Did Fetterman vote to confirm Harold D. Mooty III, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama?
Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Confirmation: Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama on October 21, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: Nomination Confirmed.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
No. On this vote Fetterman broke with the majority of Senate Democrats.

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