Weekly Update: 9/11/2020

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, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York (officially nominated, September 8, 2020)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 9 (+ 4)
• Benjamin Joel Beaton, of Kentucky, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky (hearing held, September 9, 2020)
• Kristi Haskins Johnson, of Mississippi, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi (hearing held, September 9, 2020)
• Taylor B. McNeel, of Mississippi, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi (hearing held, September 9, 2020)
• Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, of Florida, to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida (hearing held, September 9, 2020)
• J. Philip Calabrese, of Ohio, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio (held over, September 10, 2020)
• Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of Florida, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida (held over, September 10, 2020)
• Toby Crouse, of Kansas, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Kansas (held over, September 10, 2020)
• James Ray Knepp II, of Ohio, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio (held over, September 10, 2020)
• Michael Jay Newman, of Ohio, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio (held over, September 10, 2020)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 15 (- 5)

Court of Federal Claims:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 2 (± 0)
• Zachary N. Somers, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (officially nominated, September 8, 2020)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (+ 1)
• Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (hearing held, September 9, 2020)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 4 (± 0)

Tax Court:

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

Floor Action:
Nominations Confirmed:

• Brett H. Ludwig, of Wisconsin, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Cal. No. 771), 91–5, September 9, 2020
• Christy Criswell Wiegand, of Pennsylvania, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Cal. No. 772), 82–14, September 9, 2020
• Hala Y. Jarbou, of Michigan, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan (Cal. No. 811), 83–15, September 10, 2020
• Thomas T. Cullen, of Virginia, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia (Cal. No. 646), 79–19, September 10, 2020
• Diane Gujarati, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York (Cal. No. 358), 99–0, September 10, 2020

Cloture Motions Filed:

• Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (Cal. No. 589), September 10, 2020
• Stanley Blumenfeld, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (Cal. No. 590), September 10, 2020
• John W. Holcomb, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (Cal. No. 773), September 10, 2020
• Todd Wallace Robinson, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (Cal. No. 774), September 10, 2020
• David W. Dugan, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 812), September 10, 2020
• Stephen P. McGlynn, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 813), September 10, 2020
• Iain D. Johnston, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 814), September 10, 2020
• Franklin Ulyses Valderrama, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 816), September 10, 2020

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

• None

Cumulative Confirmations:

Courts of Appeals: 53 (± 0 this week)

District Courts: 151 (+ 5)
Court of International Trade: 2 (± 0)

Court of Federal Claims: 5 (± 0)
Tax Court: 7 (± 0)
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: 6 (± 0)

Territorial Courts: 1 (± 0)