Weekly Update: 3/15/2019

Vacancies:
Courts of Appeals:
  • Current Vacancies: 9 (- 2 this week)
  • Future Vacancies: 1 (± 0)
District Courts:
  • Current Vacancies: 133 (± 0)
  • Future Vacancies: 14 (+ 1)
    • Leo M. Gordon, Court of International Trade¹, senior status, March 22, 2019, 4/9 seats vacant
Pending Nominations:
Courts of Appeals:
  • Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 1 (- 2 this week)
  • Hearings held and still in Committee: 2 (+ 2)
    • Daniel P. Collins, of California, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit (hearing held, March 13, 2019)
    • Kenneth Kiyul Lee, of California, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit (hearing held, March 13, 2019)
  • Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 3 (- 2)
District Courts:
  • Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 15 (+ 4)
    • Michael S. Bogren, of Michigan, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan (officially nominated, March 11, 2019)
    • Jeffrey Vincent Brown, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas (officially nominated, March 11, 2019)
    • Stephanie Dawkins Davis, of Michigan, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan (officially nominated, March 11, 2019)
    • Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (officially nominated, March 11, 2019)
  • Hearings held and still in Committee: 2 (± 0)
  • Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 39 (± 0)
Court of Federal Claims:
  • Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 2 (± 0)
  • Hearings held and still in Committee: 0 (± 0)
  • Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 2 (± 0)
Tax Court:
  • Pending before Senate Finance Committee without hearing: 3 (± 0)
  • Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (± 0)
  • Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (± 0)
Floor Action:
Nominations Confirmed:
  • Paul B. Matey, of New Jersey, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit (Cal. No. 15), 54–45, March 12, 2019
  • Neomi J. Rao, of the District of Columbia, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit (Cal. No. 107), 53–46, March 13, 2019
Cloture Motions Filed:
  • Bridget S. Bade, of Arizona, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit (Cal. No. 20), March 14, 2019
Other Actions Taken (Nomination rejected, withdrawn by White House, etc.):
  • Ada E. Brown, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (nomination announced, March 15, 2019)
  • David John Novak, of Virginia, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia (nomination announced, March 15, 2019)
Cumulative Confirmations:
Courts of Appeals: 36 (+ 2 this week)
District Courts: 53 (± 0)
Court of Federal Claims: 0 (± 0)
Tax Court: 2 (± 0)

Notes:

¹The Court of International Trade is technically not a federal district court, but it will be included under the district court category for the sake of simplicity.

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