The Judicial Nominations Blog

Vacancies: Supreme Court: Current Vacancies: 0   ( - 1  this week) Future Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 2   ( +  2 ) Juan R. Torruella, First Circuit, death, October 26, 2020, 1/6 seats vacant Amy Coney Barrett, Seventh Circuit, elevation to Supreme Court, October 27, 2020, 1/11 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 0   ( - 1 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 57   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 2   ( ±  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   ( - 1 ) 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: 21   ( ±  0 ) Hearings held and still

This week, the Senate is holding a vote on one nomination. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at around 7:30 pm to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States. It will then adjourn until after the election. Notes: ¹The floor schedule is an approximate guide to when votes may occur. It may not necessarily be completely accurate due to things changing in the Senate during the week.

Vacancies: Supreme Court: Current Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 57   ( - 1 ) Future Vacancies: 2   ( +  1 ) Larry A. Burns, Southern District of California, senior status, January 22, 2021, 5/13 seats vacant Pending Nominations: Supreme Court: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0   ( ±  0  this week) Hearings held and still in Committee: 0   ( - 1 ) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 1   ( +  1 ) Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (Cal. No. 890),  12–0 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

This week, the Senate is holding votes on three bills and two 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 on the motion to proceed to H.J. Res. 90 , a Congressional Review Act joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to "Community Reinvestment Act Regulations". Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will also offer a motion to adjourn the Senate until after the election. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to reauthorize the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This vote is expected to fail. Wednesday: The Senate will vote on a Republican-proposed stimulus package that is also not expected to pass. Thursday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on and confirm the nomination of Magistrate Judge Michael Jay Newman to be a District Judge of the Southern District of Ohio, in Dayton. Newman's n

Vacancies: Supreme Court: Current Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 58   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0 ) Pending Nominations: Supreme Court: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0   ( - 1  this week) Hearings held and still in Committee: 1   ( +  1 ) Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ( hearings held , October 12 –15 , 2020; held over , October 15, 2020) 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   ( ±  0 ) Hearings held and still in

This week, the Senate is out of session, with most senators back in their home-states due to COVID-19.  Pro forma  sessions (to prevent recess appointments) will be held on October 13th and October 16th. Next week, the Senate will return to the capital. On Monday through Thursday, the Judiciary Committee will hold a  nominations hearing  for the following nominee: Supreme Court of the United States: Amy Coney Barrett, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States On Monday , members of the Judiciary Committee will deliver opening statements, and after being introduced by Senators Todd Young and Mike Braun and Notre Dame Law School Professor Emerita Patricia O'Hara, Judge Barrett will deliver her opening statement. On Tuesday and Wednesday , members of the Committee will question Judge Barrett on any number of topics, including, but not limited to, her jurisprudence. On Thursday , the Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from outside witnesses regarding Ju

Vacancies: Supreme Court: Current Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 58   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0 ) Pending Nominations: Supreme Court: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 1   ( ±  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   ( ±  0 ) Hearings held and still in Committee: 4   ( ±  0 ) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 10   ( ±  0 ) Court of Federal Claims: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without

This week, the Senate is out of session, with senators back in their home-states due to COVID-19.  Pro forma  sessions (to prevent recess appointments) will be held on October 6th and October 9th. Next week, the Senate will remain in recess, and the Judiciary Committee will hold confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court.

Vacancies: Supreme Court: Current Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 0   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 1   ( +  1 ) Amy Coney Barrett, Seventh Circuit, elevation to Supreme Court, TBD, 1/11 seats vacant District Courts: Current Vacancies: 58   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 1   ( ±  0 ) Pending Nominations: Supreme Court: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 1   ( +  1  this week) Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ( officially nominated , September 29, 2020) 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 Commit