The Judicial Nominations Blog

This week, the Senate is out of session, with senators back in their home-states for a work period.  Pro forma  sessions (to prevent recess appointments) will be held on March 29th and April 1st. Next week, the Senate will remain in recess.

Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 7   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 5   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 62   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 23   ( ±  0 ) Pending Nominations: Courts of Appeals: 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   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: 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 ) Court of Federal Claims: 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 )...

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to confirm the nomination of Mayor of Boston Marty Walsh to be Secretary of Labor. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Shalanda Young to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Senate will also vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Vivek Murthy to be Surgeon General. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Murthy and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Rachel Levin to be Assistant Secretary of Health. The Senate will also vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of David Turk to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. Thursday: The Senate will vote to confirm Turk and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Wally Adeyemo to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. Notes: ¹The floor schedule is an approximate guide to when votes may occur....

Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 7   ( +  1  this week) Mary Beck Briscoe, Tenth Circuit, senior status, March 15, 2021, 2/12 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 5   ( ±  0 ) Evan J. Wallach, Federal Circuit, senior status, May 31, 2021, 1/12 seats vacant District Courts: Current Vacancies: 62   ( +  1 ) C. Darnell Jones II, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, senior status, March 15, 2021, 3/22 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 23   ( ±  0 ) John A. Jarvey, Southern District of Iowa, retirement, March 18, 2022, 1/3 seats vacant Pending Nominations: Courts of Appeals: 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   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 0   ( ±  0 ) Hearings held and still in Commi...

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to confirm the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) to be Secretary of the Interior. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Isabel Guzman to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration. The Senate will also vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Katherine Tai to be United States Trade Representative. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Tai and will vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Thursday: The Senate will vote to confirm Becerra and will vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Mayor of Boston Marty Walsh to be Secretary of Labor. 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 Sena...

Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 6   ( +  1  this week) Merrick B. Garland, District of Columbia Circuit, retirement, March 11, 2021, 2/11 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 5   ( - 1 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 61   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 23   ( +  1 ) William G. Young, District of Massachusetts, senior status, TBD, 3/13 seats vacant Pending Nominations: Courts of Appeals: 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   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: 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 ) Court of Federal Claims: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without...

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will be in recess. Tuesday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nominations of Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) and Judge Merrick Garland to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Attorney General, respectively. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Fudge and Garland and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Michael Regan to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Thursday: The Senate will vote to discharge the nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, from the Finance Committee, and will vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) to be Secretary of the Interior. Notes: ¹The floor schedule is an approximate guide to when votes may occur. It may not necess...

Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 5   ( +  1  this week) Peter W. Hall, Second Circuit, senior status, March 4, 2021, 3/13 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 6   ( +  1 ) Barbara Milano Keenan, Fourth Circuit, senior status, August 31, 2021, 1/15 seats vacant District Courts: Current Vacancies: 61   ( +  4 ) Carmen Consuelo Cerezo, District of Puerto Rico, retirement, February 28, 2021, 1/7 seats vacant Paul J. Barbadoro, District of New Hampshire, senior status, March 1, 2021, 1/3 seats vacant Janet T. Neff, Western District of Michigan, senior status, March 1, 2021, 1/4 seats vacant Timothy J. Savage, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, senior status, March 1, 2021, 2/22 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 22   ( - 1 ) George B. Daniels, Southern District of New York, senior status, May 1, 2021, 3/28 seats vacant Timothy C. Stanceu,  Court of International Trade¹ , senior status, April 5, 2021, 2/9 seats vacant Richard Brooke Jackson, D...

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations and one bill. Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to confirm Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona to be Secretary of Education and will vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Governor of Rhode Island Gina Raimondo to be Secretary of Commerce. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Raimondo and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Cecilia Rouse to be Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors. Wednesday: No votes are scheduled. Thursday: The Senate will begin consideration of  H.R. 1319 , the Democratic stimulus package. Friday: The Senate will continue considering H.R. 1319. 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.