Senate · Roll call 130 · May 20, 2026

A vote to confirm Evan Rikhye as Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years.

Nomination Confirmed52–47 Nomination Party-line vote
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On the Nomination
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YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 0 · No 45
Republicans
Yes 52 · No 0 · Did not vote 1
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (45 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (52 of 53).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

The President's position: wanted a Yes vote

“Nominated by the President: Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years”

Source: Nomination · Automatic

About this vote

The Senate must approve, or confirm, many of the President's nominees, including federal judges and senior officials, before they can take office. This vote decided whether to confirm Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, as Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years; the nomination was confirmed.

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