Senate votes to confirm US district judge for Maryland

The Senate voted to confirm a Maryland judge on a 92-1 vote Monday evening.

Paul William Grimm was confirmed to be U.S. district judge for Maryland.

Before the vote, Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) urged their colleagues to vote for Grimm’s confirmation.

“I ask for civic engagement in Maryland so [judicial nominees are] familiar with the life and times of those they adjudicate over,” Mikulski said on the floor Monday. “Judge Grimm does exactly that. He brings the right hard-working values to the bench.”

Republican Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) voted against Grimm's confirmation.

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