Weekly Update: 1/8/2021

Vacancies:

Courts of Appeals:

• Current Vacancies: 2 (± 0 this week)
• Future Vacancies: 1 (+ 1)
• Merrick B. Garland, District of Columbia Circuit, retirement, TBD, 1/11 seats vacant

District Courts:

• Current Vacancies: 44 (± 0)
• Future Vacancies: 7 (+ 1)
• Roslynn R. Mauskopf, Eastern District of New York, appointment as Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, February 1, 2021, 4/15 seats vacant

Pending Nominations:

Courts of Appeals:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0 (± 0 this week)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (± 0)
• Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit (officially nominated, January 3, 2021)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (± 0)

District Courts:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 3 (- 17)
• Edmund G. LaCour, Jr., of Alabama, to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama (officially nominated, January 3, 2021)
• Joseph L. Barloon, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade (officially nominated, January 3, 2021)
• Maria Teresa Bonifacio Cenzon, of Guam, to be a Judge of the District Court of Guam (officially nominated, January 3, 2021)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 0 (± 0)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (- 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, January 3, 2021)
• Stephen Andrew Kubiatowski, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (officially nominated, January 3, 2021)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 1 (+ 1)
• Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims (officially nominated, January 3, 2021)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (- 1)

Tax Court:

• Pending before Senate Finance Committee without hearing: 1 (± 0)
• Mark Van Dyke Holmes, of New York, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court (officially nominated, January 3, 2021)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 0 (± 0)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (± 0)

Floor Action:
Nominations Confirmed:

• None

Cloture Motions Filed:

• None

Other Actions Taken (Nomination rejected, withdrawn by White House, etc.):

• James P. Arguelles, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Adam L. Braverman, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Fred Joseph Federici III, of New Mexico, to be a United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Hector Gonzalez, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Knut Sveinbjorn Johnson, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Barbara Bailey Jongbloed, of Connecticut, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Steve Kim, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Saritha Komatireddy, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Iris Lan, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Sandy Nunes Leal, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• R. Shireen Matthews, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Ryan Thomas McAllister, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Dirk B. Paloutzian, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Michelle M. Pettit, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Jennifer H. Rearden, of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Rick Lloyd Richmond, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Brenda M. Saiz, of New Mexico, to be a United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• Jennifer P. Togliatti, of Nevada, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Nevada (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)
• David Carey Woll, Jr., of New York, to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York (returned to the President, January 3, 2021)

Cumulative Confirmations:

Supreme Court: 3 (± 0 this week)

Courts of Appeals: 54 (± 0)

District Courts: 174 (± 0)

Court of International Trade: 3 (± 0)

Court of Federal Claims: 10 (± 0)
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)