Weekly Update: 11/20/2020

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.