Weekly Update: 9/18/2020

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 Executive Calendar: 12 (- 3)
• J. Philip Calabrese, of Ohio, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio (Cal. No. 864), 12–10
• Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of Florida, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida (Cal. No. 863), 16–6
• Toby Crouse, of Kansas, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Kansas (Cal. No. 862), 12–10
• James Ray Knepp II, of Ohio, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio (Cal. No. 865), 17–5
• Michael Jay Newman, of Ohio, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio (Cal. No. 866), 17–5

Court of Federal Claims:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 2 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (± 0)
• 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:

• Mark C. Scarsi, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (Cal. No. 589), 83–12, September 15, 2020
• Stanley Blumenfeld, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (Cal. No. 590), 92–4, September 15, 2020
• John W. Holcomb, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (Cal. No. 773), 83–12, September 15, 2020
• Todd Wallace Robinson, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (Cal. No. 774), 86–10, September 16, 2020
• David W. Dugan, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 812), 55–41, September 16, 2020
• Stephen P. McGlynn, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 813), 55–41, September 16, 2020
• Franklin Ulyses Valderrama, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 816), 68–26, September 17, 2020
• Iain D. Johnston, of Illinois, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois (Cal. No. 814), 77–14, September 17, 2020

Cloture Motions Filed:

• Edward Hulvey Meyers, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (Cal. No. 603), September 17, 2020
• John Charles Hinderaker, of Arizona, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Arizona (Cal. No. 588), September 17, 2020
• Roderick C. Young, of Virginia, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia (Cal. No. 815), September 17, 2020

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

• Liam P. Hardy, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (reported from the Committee on Armed Services, voice vote, September 15, 2020, Cal. No. 842)
• Charles Edward Atchley, Jr., of Tennessee, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee (nomination announced, September 16, 2020)
• Katherine A. Crytzer, of Tennessee, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee (nomination announced, September 16, 2020)

Cumulative Confirmations:

Supreme Court: 2 (± 0 this week)

Courts of Appeals: 53 (± 0)

District Courts: 159 (+ 8)
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)