Weekly Update: 4/5/2019

Vacancies:

Courts of Appeals:

• Current Vacancies: 8 (± 0 this week)
• Future Vacancies: 1 (± 0)

District Courts:

• Current Vacancies: 133 (± 0)
• Michael Joseph Reagan, Southern District of Illinois, senior status, March 31, 2019, 2/4 seats vacant
• Future Vacancies: 13 (± 0)
• Keith Starrett, Southern District of Mississippi, senior status, April 30, 2019, 2/6 seats vacant

Pending Nominations:

Courts of Appeals:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 1 (± 0 this week)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 0 (- 2)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 4 (+ 2)
• Daniel P. Collins, of California, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit (Cal. No. 201), 12–10
• Kenneth Kiyul Lee, of California, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit (Cal. No. 202), 12–10

District Courts:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 18 (+ 1)
• Steven D. Grimberg, of Georgia, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia (officially nominated, April 4, 2019)
• Frank William Volk, of West Virginia, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia (officially nominated, April 4, 2019)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 0 (- 2)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 41 (+ 2)
• James Wesley Hendrix, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (Cal. No. 203), 22–0
• Sean D. Jordan, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas (Cal. No. 204), 12–10
• Mark T. Pittman, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (Cal. No. 205), 12–10

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: 0 (± 0)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 1 (± 0)

Floor Action:
Nominations Confirmed:

• Roy Kalman Altman, of Florida, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida (Cal. No. 32), 66–33, April 4, 2019

Cloture Motions Filed:

• Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Colorado (Cal. No. 21), April 4, 2019
• Patrick R. Wyrick, of Oklahoma, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma (Cal. No. 27), April 4, 2019
• Holly A. Brady, of Indiana, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana (Cal. No. 31), April 4, 2019
• David Steven Morales, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas (Cal. No. 30), April 4, 2019

Other Actions Taken (Nomination rejected, withdrawn by White House, etc.):

• Not Invoked, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. Res. 50, A resolution improving procedures for the consideration of nominations in the Senate (Order. No. 24), 51–48, April 2, 2019
• Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate?
• Not Sustained: Executive Branch Postcloture Time Nuclear Option, 48–51, April 3, 2019
• Not Sustained: Judicial Branch Postcloture Time Nuclear Option, 48–51, April 3, 2019

Cumulative Confirmations:

Courts of Appeals: 37 (± 0 this week)

District Courts: 54 (+ 1)

Court of Federal Claims: 0 (± 0)

Tax Court: 2 (± 0)