The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously Monday to confirm Michael Shipp to be a judge for the District of New Jersey, even though the vote became the focus of partisan bickering about control of the Senate floor.
Shipp, a former counsel to a New Jersey attorney general who became the second African-American magistrate judge in the district five years ago, was confirmed with a 91-1 vote. Both Republicans and Democrats supported Shipp, described on the Senate floor as “coming from humble beginnings and having strong qualifications and a reputation for excellence.”
