Weekly Update: 2/14/2020

Vacancies:

Courts of Appeals:

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

District Courts:

• Current Vacancies: 71 (- 3)
• Future Vacancies: 8 (± 0)
• Federico A. Moreno, Southern District of Florida, senior status, TBD, 2/18 seats vacant
• Andrew Lynn Brasher, Middle District of Alabama, elevation to Eleventh Circuit, June 30, 2020, 1/3 seats vacant

Pending Nominations:

Courts of Appeals:

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

District Courts:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 17 (+ 12)
• David W. Dugan, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois (officially nominated, February 12, 2020)
• Iain D. Johnston, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (officially nominated, February 12, 2020)
• Franklin Ulyses Valderrama, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (officially nominated, February 12, 2020)
• Christy Criswell Wiegand, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (officially nominated, February 12, 2020)
• Adam L. Braverman, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (officially nominated, February 13, 2020)
• John W. Holcomb, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (officially nominated, February 13, 2020)
• Knut Sveinbjorn Johnson, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (officially nominated, February 13, 2020)
• Steve Kim, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (officially nominated, February 13, 2020)
• Sandy Nunes Leal, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (officially nominated, February 13, 2020)
• R. Shireen Matthews, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (officially nominated, February 13, 2020)
• Michelle M. Pettit, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (officially nominated, February 13, 2020)
• Rick Lloyd Richmond, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (officially nominated, February 13, 2020)
• Todd Wallace Robinson, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (officially nominated, February 13, 2020)
• Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (officially nominated, February 13, 2020)
• Jennifer P. Togliatti, of Nevada, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Nevada (officially nominated, February 13, 2020)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 11 (+ 3)
• John Leonard Badalamenti, of Florida, to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida (hearing held, February 12, 2020)
• Anna M. Manasco, of Alabama, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama (hearing held, February 12, 2020)
• Drew B. Tipton, of Texas, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas (hearing held, February 12, 2020)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 6 (- 4)

Court of Federal Claims:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 1 (- 1)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 4 (+ 1)
• Kathryn C. Davis, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (hearing held, February 12, 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:

• Andrew Lynn Brasher, of Alabama, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit (Cal. No. 562), 52–43, February 11, 2020
• Joshua M. Kindred, of Alaska, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Alaska (Cal. No. 563), 54–41, February 12, 2020
• Matthew Thomas Schelp, of Missouri, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri (Cal. No. 565), 72–23, February 12, 2020
• John Fitzgerald Kness, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 461), 81–12, February 12, 2020
• Philip M. Halpern, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York (Cal. No. 535), 77–19, February 12, 2020

Cloture Motions Filed:

• Robert Anthony Molloy, of the Virgin Islands, to be a Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands (Cal. No. 384), February 13, 2020
• Silvia Carreño-Coll, of Puerto Rico, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico (Cal. No. 491), February 13, 2020
• Travis Greaves, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court (Cal. No. 416), February 13, 2020

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

• Saritha Komatireddy, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York (nomination announced, February 12, 2020)
• Jennifer H. Rearden, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York (nomination announced, February 12, 2020)

Cumulative Confirmations:

Courts of Appeals: 51 (+ 1 this week)

District Courts: 137 (+ 4)
Court of International Trade: 2 (± 0)

Court of Federal Claims: 5 (± 0)

Tax Court: 4 (± 0)