Weekly Update: 7/26/2019

Vacancies:

Courts of Appeals:

• Current Vacancies: 4 (± 0 this week)
• Future Vacancies: 2 (± 0)

District Courts:

• Current Vacancies: 113 (- 2)
• Future Vacancies: 10 (± 0)

Pending Nominations:

Courts of Appeals:

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

District Courts:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 10 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 2 (± 0)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 38 (- 2)

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: 1 (- 1)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (+ 1)
• Travis Greaves, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court (hearing held, July 24, 2019)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 2 (± 0)

Floor Action:
Nominations Confirmed:

• Wendy Williams Berger, of Florida, to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida (Cal. No. 45), 54–37, July 24, 2019
• Brian C. Buescher, of Nebraska, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska (Cal. No. 53), 51–40, July 24, 2019

Cloture Motions Filed:

• Michael T. Liburdi, of Arizona, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Arizona (Cal. No. 119), July 25, 2019
• Peter D. Welte, of North Dakota, to be a United States District Judge for the District of North Dakota (Cal. No. 120), July 25, 2019
• James Wesley Hendrix, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (Cal. No. 203), July 25, 2019
• Sean D. Jordan, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas (Cal. No. 204), July 25, 2019
• Mark T. Pittman, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (Cal. No. 205), July 25, 2019
• Jeffrey Vincent Brown, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas (Cal. No. 231), July 25, 2019
• Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (Cal. No. 232), July 25, 2019
• Stephanie L. Haines, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 233), July 25, 2019
• Ada E. Brown, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (Cal. No. 326), July 25, 2019
• Steven D. Grimberg, of Georgia, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia (Cal. No. 327), July 25, 2019
• Jason K. Pulliam, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas (Cal. No. 345), July 25, 2019
• Martha Maria Pacold, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 350), July 25, 2019
• Steven C. Seeger, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 352), July 25, 2019
• William Shaw Stickman IV, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 364), July 25, 2019
• Karin J. Immergut, of Oregon, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Oregon (Cal. No. 48), July 25, 2019
• John Milton Younge, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 55), July 25, 2019
• Mary S. McElroy, of Rhode Island, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island (Cal. No. 344), July 25, 2019
• Stephanie A. Gallagher, of Maryland, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Maryland (Cal. No. 346), July 25, 2019
• Mary M. Rowland, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 351), July 25, 2019

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

• None

Cumulative Confirmations:

Courts of Appeals: 43 (± 0 this week)

District Courts: 86 (+ 2)

Court of Federal Claims: 2 (± 0)

Tax Court: 2 (± 0)