Weekly Update: 11/20/2020

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Vacancies:
Courts of Appeals:
  • Current Vacancies: 2 (± 0 this week)
  • Future Vacancies: 1 (± 0)
District Courts:
  • Current Vacancies: 50 (- 5)¹
  • Future Vacancies: 3 (+ 1)
    • Richard D. Bennett, District of Maryland, senior status, TBD, 1/10 seats vacant¹
Pending Nominations:
Courts of Appeals:
  • Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0 (± 0 this week)
  • Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (+ 1)
    • Thomas L. Kirsch II, of Indiana, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit (hearing held, November 18, 2020)
  • Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (± 0)
District Courts:
  • Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 19 (- 2)
    • Joseph L. Barloon, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade (officially nominated, November 16, 2020)
  • Hearings held and still in Committee: 3 (+ 3)
    • Charles Edward Atchley, Jr., of Tennessee, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee (hearing held, November 18, 2020)
    • Katherine A. Crytzer, of Tennessee, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee (hearing held, November 18, 2020)
    • Joseph Dawson III, of South Carolina, to be a United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina (hearing held, November 18, 2020)
  • Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 6 (- 5)
Court of Federal Claims:
  • Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 2 (- 1)
  • Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (+ 1)
    • Zachary N. Somers, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (hearing held, November 18, 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:
  • Kristi Haskins Johnson, of Mississippi, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi (Cal. No. 892), 53–43, November 17, 2020
  • Benjamin Joel Beaton, of Kentucky, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky (Cal. No. 891), 52–44, November 17, 2020
  • Toby Crouse, of Kansas, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Kansas (Cal. No. 862), 50–43, November 17, 2020
  • Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade (Cal. No. 566), 49–43, November 18, 2020
  • Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, of Florida, to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida (Cal. No. 894), 49–41, November 18, 2020
Cloture Motions Filed:
  • J. Philip Calabrese, of Ohio, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio (Cal. No. 864), November 18, 2020
  • Kathryn C. Davis, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (Cal. No. 650), November 18, 2020
Other Actions Taken (Nomination rejected, withdrawn by White House, etc.):
  • None
Cumulative Confirmations:
Supreme Court: 3 (± 0 this week)
Courts of Appeals: 53 (± 0)
District Courts: 168 (+ 4)
Court of International Trade: 3 (+ 1)
Court of Federal Claims: 6 (± 0)
Tax Court: 7 (± 0)
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: 6 (± 0)
Territorial Courts: 1 (± 0)

Notes:

¹The Court of International Trade is technically not a federal district court, but it will be included under the district court category for the sake of simplicity.

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