Weekly Update: 7/24/2020

Vacancies:

Courts of Appeals:

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

District Courts:

• Current Vacancies: 74 (± 0)
• Future Vacancies: 2 (± 0)

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 (± 0)

District Courts:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 22 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 6 (- 5)
• David W. Dugan, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois (held over, July 23, 2020)
• Hala Y. Jarbou, of Michigan, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan (held over, July 23, 2020)
• Iain D. Johnston, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (held over, July 23, 2020)
• Stephen P. McGlynn, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois (held over, July 23, 2020)
• Franklin Ulyses Valderrama, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (held over, July 23, 2020)
• Roderick C. Young, of Virginia, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia (held over, July 23, 2020)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 17 (+ 5)
• John W. Holcomb, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (Cal. No. 773), voice vote
• Brett H. Ludwig, of Wisconsin, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Cal. No. 771), voice vote
• R. Shireen Matthews, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (Cal. No. 775), voice vote
• Todd Wallace Robinson, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (Cal. No. 774), voice vote
• Christy Criswell Wiegand, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 772), 17–5

Court of Federal Claims:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 2 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 0 (± 0)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 4 (± 0)

Tax Court:

• Pending before Senate Finance Committee without hearing: 0 (- 2)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 2 (+ 2)
• Alina I. Marshall, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court (hearing held, July 21, 2020)
• Christian N. Weiler, of Louisiana, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court (hearing held, July 21, 2020)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (± 0)

Floor Action:
Nominations Confirmed:

• Grant C. Jaquith, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Cal. No. 567), voice vote, July 23, 2020
• Scott J. Laurer, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Cal. No. 629), voice vote, July 23, 2020

Cloture Motions Filed:

• David Cleveland Joseph, of Louisiana, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana (Cal. No. 647), July 23, 2020

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

• Invoked, Motion to Invoke Cloture on William Scott Hardy, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 643), 60–32, July 23, 2020

Cumulative Confirmations:

Courts of Appeals: 53 (± 0 this week)

District Courts: 143 (± 0)
Court of International Trade: 2 (± 0)

Court of Federal Claims: 5 (± 0)
Tax Court: 5 (± 0)
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: 6 (+ 2)
Territorial Courts: 1 (± 0)