The Senate today confirmed two judges: U.S. Department of Energy general counsel Gregory Woods to serve on the federal trial bench in New York and Debra Brown for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Brown will be the first African-American female Article III judge in Mississippi, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said in a floor speech on Capitol Hill. The Senate today voted 90-0 to approve Brown, now a partner at Wise Carter Child & Caraway in Jackson, Miss. She previously worked as an architect in Washington before deciding to switch careers. The nomination of Woods, a former partner at Debevoise & Plimpton's corporate finance and Latin American practice groups between 2004 and 2009, also didn't generate controversy. President Obama chose him for the spot in May. Woods was confirmed today with a voice vote, with no discussion other than his professional background. Before serving as the top lawyer at the Energy Department, Woods was deputy general counsel of the Department of Transportation for three years. He also formerly served as a trial attorney litigating fraud cases in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. At Debevoise, Woods was a member of the firm's corporate practice. He focused primarily on corporate finance, advising a variety of corporations, banks and investors in domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.
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