Weekly Update: 1/10/2020

Vacancies:

Courts of Appeals:

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

District Courts:

• Current Vacancies: 72 (+ 1)
• Christopher A. Boyko, Northern District of Ohio, senior status, January 6, 2020, 2/11 seats vacant
• Future Vacancies: 10 (- 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)
• Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit (held over, January 9, 2020)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (± 0)

District Courts:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 12 (+ 7)
• William Scott Hardy, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (hearing held, January 8, 2020)
• John F. Heil III, of Oklahoma, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma (hearing held, January 8, 2020)
• David Cleveland Joseph, of Louisiana, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana (hearing held, January 8, 2020)
• Cory T. Wilson, of Mississippi, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi (hearing held, January 8, 2020)
• John Charles Hinderaker, of Arizona, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Arizona (held over, January 9, 2020)
• Joshua M. Kindred, of Alaska, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Alaska (held over, January 9, 2020)
• Scott H. Rash, of Arizona, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Arizona (held over, January 9, 2020)
• Matthew Thomas Schelp, of Missouri, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri (held over, January 9, 2020)
• Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade (held over, January 9, 2020)
• Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (officially nominated, January 9, 2020)
• Stanley Blumenfeld, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (officially nominated, January 9, 2020)
• Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (officially nominated, January 9, 2020)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 6 (± 0)

Court of Federal Claims:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 3 (+ 3)
• Edward Hulvey Meyers, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (hearing held, January 8, 2020)
• Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (officially nominated, January 9, 2020)
• Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (officially nominated, January 9, 2020)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (- 2)

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: 1 (± 0)

Floor Action:
Nominations Confirmed:

• Matthew H. Solomson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (Cal. No. 329), 89–8, January 8, 2020
• Eleni Maria Roumel, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (Cal. No. 462), 51–47, January 8, 2020

Cloture Motions Filed:

• None

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

• Scott J. Laurer, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (officially nominated, January 9, 2020)

Cumulative Confirmations:

Courts of Appeals: 50 (± 0 this week)

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

Court of Federal Claims: 5 (+ 2)

Tax Court: 4 (± 0)