President Biden Names Thirty-Second Round of Judicial Nominees

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13. There shouldn't be any hold up in getting Ramirez through committee

Cruz and Cornyn endorsed her. Cruz and Cornyn are on Judiciary Committee. So she should get Committee approval whether or not Feinstein is available.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/04/14/dallas-magistrate-picked-by-biden-for-appeals-court-would-be-first-latina-on-5th-circuit/

Without Feinstein, it may not be possible to get committee action on Ana de Alba. Hard to know since Cornyn actually has voted for a number of Biden appointees (Cruz hardly ever votes for Biden nominees).

But it should be kept in mind that there are five Biden appeals court nominees that were announced in January that have been approved by committee but that Schumer hasn't brought to a vote on the floor even though because of McConnell's absence it only would take 48 Democrats to get a nomination approved (with Harris casting the tie-breaker). Indeed, at the District Court level, there are 13 nominations that have been approved by the Judiciary Committee but not voted on by the Senate yet (even though another 13 nominees were confirmed without Feinstein being available). There also are 11 district court nominees that were presented to the Committee back in January that weren't acted on even when Feinstein was available.

In other words, whether or not Feinstein's absence will hold up these nominees is debatable.