Weekly Update: 8/2/2019

Vacancies:

Courts of Appeals:

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

District Courts:

• Current Vacancies: 99 (- 14)¹
• Rebecca Beach Smith, Eastern District of Virginia, senior status, August 1, 2019, 2/11 seats vacant
• Future Vacancies: 9 (- 1)

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: 7 (- 3)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 5 (+ 3)
• R. Austin Huffaker, Jr., of Alabama, to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama (hearing held, July 31, 2019)
• Lee Philip Rudofsky, of Arkansas, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas (hearing held, July 31, 2019)
• Justin Reed Walker, of Kentucky, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky (hearing held, July 31, 2019)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 23 (- 15)¹

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 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 0 (- 1)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 1 (- 1)
• Travis Greaves, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court (Cal. No. 416), 28–0

Floor Action:
Nominations Confirmed:

• Michael T. Liburdi, of Arizona, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Arizona (Cal. No. 119), 53–37, July 30, 2019
• Peter D. Welte, of North Dakota, to be a United States District Judge for the District of North Dakota (Cal. No. 120), 68–22, July 30, 2019
• James Wesley Hendrix, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (Cal. No. 203), 89–1, July 30, 2019
• Sean D. Jordan, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas (Cal. No. 204), 54–34, July 30, 2019
• Karin J. Immergut, of Oregon, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Oregon (Cal. No. 48), voice vote, July 30, 2019
• John Milton Younge, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 55), voice vote, July 30, 2019
• Mary M. Rowland, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 351), voice vote, July 30, 2019
• Mark T. Pittman, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (Cal. No. 205), 54–36, July 31, 2019
• Jeffrey Vincent Brown, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas (Cal. No. 231), 50–40, July 31, 2019
• Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (Cal. No. 232), 51–39, July 31, 2019
• Jason K. Pulliam, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas (Cal. No. 345), 54–36, July 31, 2019
• Martha Maria Pacold, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 350), 87–3, July 31, 2019
• William Shaw Stickman IV, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 364), 56–34, July 31, 2019
• M. Miller Baker, of Louisiana, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade (Cal. No. 57), voice vote, August 1, 2019
• Timothy M. Reif, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade (Cal. No. 58), voice vote, August 1, 2019
• Courtney Dunbar Jones, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court (Cal. No. 158), voice vote, August 1, 2019
• Emin Toro, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court (Cal. No. 293), voice vote, August 1, 2019
• Lisa M. Schenck, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Military Commission Review (Cal. No. 115), voice vote, August 1, 2019

Cloture Motions Filed:

• None

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

• By unanimous consent, the Senate will vote at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader in consultation with the Democratic Leader on the following nominations:
• Stephanie L. Haines, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 233)
• Ada E. Brown, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (Cal. No. 326)
• Steven D. Grimberg, of Georgia, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia (Cal. No. 327)
• Steven C. Seeger, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 352)
• Mary S. McElroy, of Rhode Island, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island (Cal. No. 344)
• Stephanie A. Gallagher, of Maryland, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Maryland (Cal. No. 346)

Cumulative Confirmations:

Courts of Appeals: 43 (± 0 this week)

District Courts: 99 (+ 13)
Court of International Trade: 2 (+ 2)

Court of Federal Claims: 2 (± 0)

Tax Court: 4 (+ 2)

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.