Weekly Update: 12/18/2020

Vacancies:

Courts of Appeals:

• Current Vacancies: 2 (- 1 this week)
• Future Vacancies: 0 (± 0)

District Courts:

• Current Vacancies: 45 (- 3)
• Future Vacancies: 6 (± 0)

Pending Nominations:

Courts of Appeals:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0 (- 1 this week)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (+ 1)
• Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit (hearing held, December 16, 2020)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (- 1)

District Courts:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 20 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 0 (± 0)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 4 (- 3)

Court of Federal Claims:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 2 (± 0)
• Terrence M. Andrews, of California, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (officially nominated, December 17, 2020)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 0 (± 0)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 2 (- 1)

Tax Court:

• Pending before Senate Finance Committee without hearing: 1 (± 0)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 0 (± 0)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (± 0)

Floor Action:
Nominations Confirmed:

• Thomas L. Kirsch II, of Indiana, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit (Cal. No. 931), 51–44, December 15, 2020
• Katherine A. Crytzer, of Tennessee, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Cal. No. 932), 48–47, December 16, 2020
• Joseph Dawson III, of South Carolina, to be a United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina (Cal. No. 933), 56–39, December 16, 2020
• Charles Edward Atchley, Jr., of Tennessee, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Cal. No. 934), 54–41, December 17, 2020
• Zachary N. Somers, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (Cal. No. 935), 52–43, December 17, 2020

Cloture Motions Filed:

• Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (Cal. No. 895), December 17, 2020
• Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (Cal. No. 591), December 17, 2020

Other Actions Taken (Nomination rejected, withdrawn by White House, etc.):

• Daniel Z. Epstein, of Texas, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (withdrawn by White House, December 17, 2020)

Cumulative Confirmations:

Supreme Court: 3 (± 0 this week)

Courts of Appeals: 54 (+ 1)

District Courts: 173 (+ 3)

Court of International Trade: 3 (± 0)

Court of Federal Claims: 9 (+ 1)
Tax Court: 7 (± 0)
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: 6 (± 0)

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces: 2 (± 0)

Territorial Courts: 1 (± 0)