The Judicial Nominations Blog

Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 7   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 6   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 68   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 22   ( +  1 ) John A. Mendez, Eastern District of California, senior status, April 17, 2022, 3/6 seats vacant Pending Nominations: Courts of Appeals: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 1   ( - 2  this week) Hearings held and still in Committee:  2   ( +  2 ) Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit ( hearing held , April 28, 2021) Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, of Illinois, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit ( hearing held , April 28, 2021) Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 6   ( ±  0 )...

This week, the Senate is holding votes on some executive branch nominations, one bill, and one joint resolution , and the Judiciary Committee will convene  a nominations hearing and an executive business  meeting . Floor Action:¹ Monday: The Senate will vote at 5:30 pm to invoke cloture on the nomination of Jason Scott Miller to be Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Miller and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nominations of Janet McCabe to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Colin Kahl to be Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. The Senate will also vote on the motion to proceed to S. 914 , the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Samantha Power to be Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and will vote on passage...

Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 7   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 6   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 68   ( ±  0 ) Future Vacancies: 21   ( +  1 ) Ketanji Brown Jackson, District of Columbia, elevation to District of Columbia Circuit, TBD, 2/15 seats vacant Pending Nominations: Courts of Appeals: Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 3   ( +  3  this week) Tiffany P. Cunningham, of Illinois, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit ( officially nominated , April 19, 2021) Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit ( officially nominated , April 19, 2021) Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, of Illinois, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit ( officially nominated , April 19, 2021) Hearings held and still in Committee:  0   ( ±  0 )...

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 invoke cloture on the nomination of Lisa Monaco to be Deputy Attorney General. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Monaco and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Gary Gensler to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (for a term expiring in June 2026). Wednesday: The Senate will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General and will continue consideration of  S. 937 , a bill related to responding to COVID-19-related hate crimes. Thursday: The Senate will continue consideration of S. 937. 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.

Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 7   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 6   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 68   ( +  1 ) Colleen McMahon, Southern District of New York, senior status, April 10, 2021, 4/28 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 20   ( +  1 ) David O. Nuffer, District of Utah, senior status, April 2, 2022, 1/5 seats vacant Petrese B. Tucker, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, senior status, June 1, 2021, 4/22 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 C...

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 invoke cloture on the nomination of Polly Trottenberg to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation. Tuesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Trottenberg and will vote to invoke cloture on (and confirm) the nominations of Wendy Sherman to be Deputy Secretary of State and Gary Gensler to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (for a term expiring in June 2021). The Senate will also vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Brenda Mallory to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality. Wednesday: The Senate will vote to confirm Mallory and will vote to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 937 , a bill related to responding to COVID-19-related hate crimes. Thursday: The Senate will vote to discharge the nomination of Vanita Gupta, to be Associate Attorney General, from the Judiciary Committee. Notes: ¹The ...

Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 7   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 6   ( +  1 ) Marsha S. Berzon, Ninth Circuit, senior status, TBD, 2/29 seats vacant ¹ District Courts: Current Vacancies: 67   ( +  3 ) Emmet G. Sullivan, District of Columbia, senior status, April 3, 2021, 1/15 seats vacant Amy Totenberg, Northern District of Georgia, senior status, April 3, 2021, 2/11 seats vacant Timothy C. Stanceu,  Court of International Trade² , senior status, April 5, 2021, 2/9 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 19   ( - 3 ) 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 Committ...

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 April 5th and April 8th. Next week, the Senate will return to consider four nominations and one bill.

Vacancies: Courts of Appeals: Current Vacancies: 7   ( ±  0  this week) Future Vacancies: 5   ( ±  0 ) District Courts: Current Vacancies: 64   ( +  2 ) Anthony J. Battaglia, Southern District of California, senior status, March 31, 2021, 6/13 seats vacant Catherine C. Blake, District of Maryland, senior status, April 2, 2021, 3/10 seats vacant Future Vacancies: 22   ( - 1 ) Colleen McMahon, Southern District of New York, senior status, April 10, 2021, 4/28 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 Execu...