District court service
On April 10,2018,President Donald Trump nominated Brasher to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Mark Fuller,who resigned under the threat of impeachment on August 1,2015. [3] On June 6,2018 a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [4] On June 28,2018,his nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote. [5]
On January 3,2019,his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI,Paragraph 6,of the United States Senate. On January 23,Trump announced his intent to renominate Brasher for a federal judgeship. [6] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day. [7] On February 7,2019,his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. [8]
On May 1,2019,the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 52–47 vote. [9] His nomination was confirmed that same day by a 52–47 vote. [10] He received his judicial commission on May 3,2019. [11] He was sworn into office on May 7,2019. [12] His district court service terminated on June 30,2020,when he was elevated to the court of appeals. [11]
Court of appeals service
On November 6,2019,President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Brasher to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. [13] On November 21,2019,his nomination was sent to the Senate. Trump nominated Brasher to the seat to be vacated by Judge Edward Earl Carnes,who had announced his intention to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor. [14] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on December 4,2019. [15] On January 3,2020,his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI,Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. [16] Later that day,he was renominated to the same seat. [17] On January 16,2020,his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. [18] On February 10,2020,the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 46–41 vote. [19] On February 11,2020,his nomination was confirmed by a 52–43 vote. [20] He received his judicial commission June 30,2020, [11] and he was sworn in the same day. [21]
