The Judicial Nominations Blog

This week, the Senate is holding votes on one bill, and the Judiciary Committee will convene  an executive business meeting . Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will begin courtesy meetings with senators. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will remain in recess. Tuesday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on H.R. 8337 , a continuing resolution for federal government appropriations. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to pass H.R. 8337. Thursday: The schedule has not yet been determined. On Thursday, the Judiciary Committee will hold an  executive session  to vote on and/or hold over the following nominations (the number in the parentheses appearing after the nominee's name signifies whether this is the first or second time appearing on the agenda; first-time appearances are typically held over and nominees appearing for the second time usually receive votes): District Court: Benjamin Joel Beaton ,  to be  a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky (2)

Vacancies: Supreme Court: Current Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 58  ( - 2 ) Future Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0 ) Pending Nominations: Supreme Court: 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 ) Courts of Appeals: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0   ( ±  0 ) 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: 20   ( +  2 ) Charles Edward Atchley, Jr., of Tennessee, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee ( officially nominated , September 22, 2020) Katherine A. Crytzer, of Tennessee,

This week, the Senate is holding votes on three nominations to the judiciary and three for the executive branch, and the Judiciary Committee will convene   a nominations hearing and an executive business meeting . Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner partner Edward H. Meyers to be a Judge of the Court of Federal Claims. Meyers, a former law partner of White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, was among the counsel to some of the subjects of the Wisconsin "John Doe" investigation during the Scott Walker administration. Democrats oppose him because of his work in that case and his membership in the National Rifle Association. If confirmed, Meyers would fill a vacancy from January 2016. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Meyers, and will then vote to invoke cloture on the nominations of Andrea Lucas (R) and Jocelyn Samuels (D) to be members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Vacancies: Supreme Court: Current Vacancies: 1   ( +  1  this week) Ruth Bader Ginsburg, death, September 18, 2020, 1/9 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 60  ( - 8 ) Future Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0 ) Pending Nominations: Supreme Court: 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 ) Courts of Appeals: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0   ( ±  0 ) 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: 18   ( ±  0 ) Hearings held and still in Committee: 4  ( - 5 ) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Exec

This week, the Senate is holding votes on eight nominations to the judiciary, and the Judiciary Committee will convene  an executive business meeting . Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of former Milbank partner Mark C. Scarsi to be a Judge of the Central District of California, in Los Angeles. His nomination is noncontroversial, and if confirmed he would fill a judicial emergency from 2017. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Scarsi, and then will vote to invoke cloture on the nominations of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stanley Blumenfeld to be a Judge of the Central District of California, in Los Angeles, Greenberg Gross partner John W. Holcomb to be a Judge of the Central District of California, in Riverside, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd Wallace Robinson to be a Judge of the Southern District of California, in San Diego. All of their nominations are noncontroversial, and if confirmed they woul

Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 68  ( - 4 ) Pamela L. Reeves, Eastern District of Tennessee, death, September 10, 2020, 2/5 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 1   ( ±  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: 18   ( +  1 ) Hector Gonzalez, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York ( officially nominated , September 8, 2020) Ryan Thomas McAllister, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York ( officially nominated , September 8, 2020) David Carey Woll, Jr., of New York,

This week, the Senate is holding votes on five nominations to the judiciary, and the Judiciary Committee will convene  a nominations hearing and an executive business meeting . Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will remain in recess for the Labor Day holiday. Tuesday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of Bankruptcy Judge Brett H. Ludwig to be a Judge of the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Ludwig's nomination is noncontroversial, and if confirmed, he would fill a vacancy from 2016. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Ludwig, and then will vote to invoke cloture on the nominations of Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Wiegand and Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Hala Jarbou to be Judges of the Western Districts of Pennsylvania and Michigan, respectively. Both of their nominations are relatively noncontroversial, and if confirmed, they would fill vacancies from 2019 and 2017, respectively. In the afternoon, the Sen

Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 72   ( +  1 ) Justin R. Walker, Western District of Kentucky, elevation to District of Columbia Circuit, September 2, 2020, 1/5 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 1  ( - 1 ) 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: 17   ( ±  0 ) Hearings held and still in Committee: 5   ( ±  0 ) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 20   ( ±  0 ) 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/Pendin