Weekly Update: 7/19/2019

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Vacancies:
Courts of Appeals:
  • Current Vacancies: 4 (- 1 this week)
  • Future Vacancies: 2 (± 0)
District Courts:
  • Current Vacancies: 115 (± 0)
    • Peter J. Phipps, Western District of Pennsylvania, elevation to Third Circuit, July 16, 2019, 5/10 seats vacant
  • Future Vacancies: 10 (- 1)
Pending Nominations:
Courts of Appeals:
  • Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0 (- 1 this week)
  • Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (+ 1)
    • Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit (hearing held, July 17, 2019)
  • Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (- 1)
District Courts:
  • Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 10 (- 2)
  • Hearings held and still in Committee: 2 (- 2)
    • David B. Barlow, of Utah, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Utah (hearing held, July 17, 2019)
    • John Fitzgerald Kness, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (hearing held, July 17, 2019)
  • Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 40 (+ 3)
    • Douglas Russell Cole, of Ohio, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio (Cal. No. 381), 16–6
    • Matthew Walden McFarland, of Ohio, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio (Cal. No. 382), 12–10
    • Robert Anthony Molloy, of the Virgin Islands, to be a Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands (Cal. No. 384), voice vote
    • Kea Whetzal Riggs, of New Mexico, to be a United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico (Cal. No. 383), voice vote
Court of Federal Claims:
  • Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 1 (- 1)
  • Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (+ 1)
    • Eleni Maria Roumel, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (hearing held, July 17, 2019)
  • Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 2 (± 0)
Tax Court:
  • Pending before Senate Finance Committee without hearing: 2 (± 0)
  • Hearings held and still in Committee: 0 (± 0)
  • Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 2 (± 0)
Floor Action:
Nominations Confirmed:
  • Peter Joseph Phipps, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit (Cal. No. 362), 56–40, July 16, 2019
  • Clifton L. Corker, of Tennessee, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Cal. No. 54), 55–39, July 18, 2019
Cloture Motions Filed:
  • Wendy Williams Berger, of Florida, to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida (Cal. No. 45), July 18, 2019
  • Brian C. Buescher, of Nebraska, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska (Cal. No. 53), July 18, 2019
Other Actions Taken (Nomination rejected, withdrawn by White House, etc.):
  • None
Cumulative Confirmations:
Courts of Appeals: 43 (+ 1 this week)
District Courts: 84 (+ 1)
Court of Federal Claims: 2 (± 0)
Tax Court: 2 (± 0)

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