Weekly Update: 1/17/2020

Vacancies:

Courts of Appeals:

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

District Courts:

• Current Vacancies: 72 (± 0)
• 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: 0 (- 1)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 1 (+ 1)
• Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit (Cal. No. 562), 12–10

District Courts:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 8 (- 4)
• Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (held over, January 16, 2020)
• Stanley Blumenfeld, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (held over, January 16, 2020)
• John Charles Hinderaker, of Arizona, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Arizona (held over, January 16, 2020)
• Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (held over, January 16, 2020)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 10 (+ 4)
• Joshua M. Kindred, of Alaska, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Alaska (Cal. No. 563), 12–10
• Scott H. Rash, of Arizona, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Arizona (Cal. No. 564), 16–6
• Matthew Thomas Schelp, of Missouri, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri (Cal. No. 565), 16–6
• Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade (Cal. No. 566), 12–10

Court of Federal Claims:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 3 (± 0)
• Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (held over, January 16, 2020)
• Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (held over, January 16, 2020)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (± 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: 1 (± 0)

Floor Action:
Nominations Confirmed:

• None

Cloture Motions Filed:

• None

Other Actions Taken (Nomination rejected, withdrawn by White House, etc.):

• Drew B. Tipton, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas (nomination announced, January 15, 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 (± 0)

Tax Court: 4 (± 0)