Weekly Update: 5/10/2019

Vacancies:

Courts of Appeals:

• Current Vacancies: 6 (- 2 this week)
• Future Vacancies: 2 (± 0)

District Courts:

• Current Vacancies: 127 (+ 2)
• Joseph F. Bianco, Eastern District of New York, elevation to Second Circuit, May 8, 2019, 5/15 seats vacant
• Frederick J. Kapala, Northern District of Illinois, senior status, May 10, 2019, 5/22 seats vacant
• Future Vacancies: 12 (- 1)
• Rebecca Beach Smith, Eastern District of Virginia, senior status, August 1, 2019, 3/11 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 (± 0)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 2 (- 2)

District Courts:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 11 (- 1)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 3 (- 3)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 36 (+ 4)
• Jeffrey Vincent Brown, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas (Cal. No. 231), 12–10
• Robert J. Colville, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 234), 15–7
• Stephanie L. Haines, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 233), 21–1
• Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (Cal. No. 232), 12–10

Court of Federal Claims:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 1 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (± 0)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 2 (± 0)

Tax Court:

• Pending before Senate Finance Committee without hearing: 2 (- 1)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (+ 1)
• Emin Toro, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court (hearing held, May 9, 2019)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 1 (± 0)

Floor Action:
Nominations Confirmed:

• Joseph F. Bianco, of New York, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit (Cal. No. 116), 54–42, May 8, 2019
• Michael H. Park, of New York, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit (Cal. No. 117), 52–41, May 9, 2019

Cloture Motions Filed:

• Kenneth Kiyul Lee, of California, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit (Cal. No. 202), May 9, 2019
• Michael J. Truncale, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas (Cal. No. 25), May 9, 2019
• Wendy Vitter, of Louisiana, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Cal. No. 24), May 9, 2019

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

• None

Cumulative Confirmations:

Courts of Appeals: 39 (+ 2 this week)

District Courts: 63 (± 0)

Court of Federal Claims: 0 (± 0)

Tax Court: 2 (± 0)