Weekly Update: 12/20/2019

Vacancies:

Courts of Appeals:

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

District Courts:

• Current Vacancies: 69 (- 12)
• Morrison C. England, Jr., Eastern District of California, senior status, December 17, 2019, 1/6 seats vacant
• Future Vacancies: 14 (- 1)

Pending Nominations:

Courts of Appeals:

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

District Courts:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 18 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 8 (± 0)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 6 (- 13)

Court of Federal Claims:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 3 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 2 (± 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:

• Matthew Walden McFarland, of Ohio, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio (Cal. No. 382), 56–38, December 18, 2019
• Anuraag Singhal, of Florida, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida (Cal. No. 465), 76–17, December 19, 2019
• Karen Spencer Marston, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 466), 87–6, December 19, 2019
• Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be a United States District Judge for the District of North Dakota (Cal. No. 480), 51–41, December 19, 2019
• Jodi W. Dishman, of Oklahoma, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma (Cal. No. 481), 75–17, December 19, 2019
• John M. Gallagher, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 490), 83–9, December 19, 2019
• Bernard Maurice Jones II, of Oklahoma, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma (Cal. No. 536), 91–3, December 19, 2019
• Mary Kay Vyskocil, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York (Cal. No. 354), 91–3, December 19, 2019
• Kea Whetzal Riggs, of New Mexico, to be a United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico (Cal. No. 383), 94–0, December 19, 2019
• Robert J. Colville, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 234), 66–27, December 19, 2019
• Lewis J. Liman, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York (Cal. No. 349), 64–29, December 19, 2019
• Gary Richard Brown, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York (Cal. No. 356), voice vote, December 19, 2019
• Stephanie Dawkins Davis, of Michigan, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan (Cal. No. 357), voice vote, December 19, 2019

Cloture Motions Filed:

• None

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

• Thomas T. Cullen, of Virginia, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia (nomination announced, December 18, 2019)
• Anna M. Manasco, of Alabama, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama (nomination announced, December 18, 2019)

Cumulative Confirmations:

Courts of Appeals: 50 (± 0 this week)

District Courts: 133 (+ 13)
Court of International Trade: 2 (± 0)

Court of Federal Claims: 3 (± 0)

Tax Court: 4 (± 0)