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Weekly Update: 12/31/2021

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Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 4   ( +  1  this week) Henry F. Floyd, Fourth Circuit, senior status, December 31, 2021, 1/15 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 16   ( - 1 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 68   ( +  4 ) Michael W. Mosman, District of Oregon, senior status, December 27, 2021, 1/6 seats vacant Timothy Burgess, District of Alaska, senior status, December 31, 2021, 1/3 seats vacant Susan Richard Nelson, District of Minnesota, senior status, December 31, 2021, 1/7 seats vacant Cynthia M. Rufe, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, senior status, December 31, 2021, 5/22 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 21   ( - 4 ) Pending Nominations: Courts of Appeals: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 1   ( ±  0  this week) Hearings held and still in Committee:  2   ( ±  0 ) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 2   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 11   ( ±  0 ) Hearings held and sti
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Weekly Update: 7/9/2021

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Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 7   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 9   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 72   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 20   ( ±  0 ) Pending Nominations: Courts of Appeals: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 1   ( ±  0  this week) Hearings held and still in Committee:  3   ( ±  0 ) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 1   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 6   ( ±  0 ) Hearings held and still in Committee: 5   ( ±  0 ) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 1   ( ±  0 ) Court of Federal Claims: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0   ( ±  0 ) Hearings held and still in Committee: 0   ( ±  0 ) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0   ( ±  0 ) Tax Court: Pending before Senate Finance Committee without hearing: 0   ( ±  0 ) Hearings held and still in Committee: 0   ( ±  0 ) Reported ou
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This Week in the Senate: 7/5/2021

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This week, the Senate is out of session, with senators back in their home-states for the Independence Day recess.  Pro forma  sessions (to prevent recess appointments) will be held on July 5th and July 8th. Next week, the Senate will return to consider two nominations.
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Weekly Update: 7/2/2021

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Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 7   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 9   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 72   ( +  1 ) William G. Young, District of Massachusetts, senior status, July 1, 2021, 3/13 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 20   ( - 1 ) Pending Nominations: Courts of Appeals: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 1   ( ±  0  this week) Hearings held and still in Committee:  3   ( ±  0 ) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 1   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 6   ( ±  0 ) Hearings held and still in Committee: 5   ( ±  0 ) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 1   ( ±  0 ) Court of Federal Claims: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0   ( ±  0 ) Hearings held and still in Committee: 0   ( ±  0 ) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0   ( ±  0 ) Tax Court: Pending before Senate Finance Committee w
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This Week in the Senate: 6/28/2021

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This week, the Senate is out of session, with senators back in their home-states for the Independence Day recess.  Pro forma  sessions (to prevent recess appointments) will be held on June 28th and July 1st. Next week, the Senate will remain in recess.
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Weekly Update: 6/25/2021

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Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 7   ( - 1  this week) Future Vacancies: 9   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 71   ( +  1 ) John E. Dowdell, Northern District of Oklahoma, senior status, June 21, 2021, 1/4 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 21   ( - 1 ) Pending Nominations: Courts of Appeals: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 1   ( - 1  this week) Hearings held and still in Committee:  3   ( +  1 ) Gustavo A. Gelpí, of Puerto Rico, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit ( hearing held , June 23, 2021) Eunice C. Lee, of New York, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit ( held over , June 24, 2021) Veronica S. Rossman, of Colorado, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit ( held over , June 24, 2021) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 1   ( - 1 ) District Courts: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 6   ( - 2 ) Hearings held and still in Comm
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This Week in the Senate: 6/21/2021

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This week, the Senate is holding votes on two nominations and one bill, and the Judiciary Committee will convene a nominations hearing and an executive business  meeting . Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of Christopher Fonzone to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Fonzone and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Kiran Ahuja to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management. The Senate will also vote to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2093 , the For the People Act. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Magistrate Judge Deborah Boardman to serve as a Judge of the District of Maryland, in Baltimore. If confirmed, she would fill the seat Judge Richard Bennett previously declared he would vacate upon confirmation of his successor. The Senate will also vote to invok
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