Weekly Update: 5/14/2021

Vacancies:

Courts of Appeals:

• Current Vacancies: 7 (± 0 this week)
• Future Vacancies: 8 (+ 2)
• James L. Dennis, Fifth Circuit, senior status, TBD, 1/17 seats vacant
• Richard A. Paez, Ninth Circuit, senior status, TBD, 3/29 seats vacant¹

District Courts:

• Current Vacancies: 71 (+ 1)
• Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., Northern District of Georgia, senior status, May 8, 2021, 2/11 seats vacant
• Future Vacancies: 22 (+ 2)
• Gustavo A. Gelpí, Jr., District of Puerto Rico, elevation to First Circuit, TBD, 2/7 seats vacant
• John E. Jones III, Middle District of Pennsylvania, retirement, August 1, 2021, 1/6 seats vacant²
• Anthony John Trenga, Eastern District of Virginia, senior status, June 1, 2021, 2/11 seats vacant

Pending Nominations:

Courts of Appeals:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 4 (+ 3 this week)
• Gustavo A. Gelpí, of Puerto Rico, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit (officially nominated, May 12, 2021)
• Eunice C. Lee, of New York, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit (officially nominated, May 12, 2021)
• Veronica S. Rossman, of Colorado, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit (officially nominated, May 12, 2021)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 2 (± 0)
• Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit (held over, May 13, 2021)
• Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, of Illinois, to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit (held over, May 13, 2021)
• Reported out of Committee/Pending on Executive Calendar: 0 (± 0)

District Courts:

• Pending before Senate Judiciary Committee without hearing: 7 (+ 1)
• Angel Kelley, of Massachusetts, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts (officially nominated, May 12, 2021)
• Lauren J. King, of Washington, to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington (officially nominated, May 12, 2021)
• Karen McGlashan Williams, of New Jersey, to be a United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey (officially nominated, May 12, 2021)
• Hearings held and still in Committee: 5 (+ 2)
• Deborah L. Boardman, of Maryland, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Maryland (hearing held, May 12, 2021)
• Lydia Kay Griggsby, of Maryland, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Maryland (hearing held, May 12, 2021)
• Julien Xavier Neals, of New Jersey, to be a United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey (held over, May 13, 2021)
• Zahid N. Quraishi, of New Jersey, to be a United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey (held over, May 13, 2021)
• Regina M. Rodriguez, of Colorado, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Colorado (held over, May 13, 2021)
• 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)

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:

• None

Cloture Motions Filed:

• None

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

• None

Cumulative Confirmations:

Supreme Court: 0 (± 0 this week)

Courts of Appeals: 0 (± 0)

District Courts: 0 (± 0)

Court of International Trade: 0 (± 0)

Court of Federal Claims: 0 (± 0)
Tax Court: 0 (± 0)
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: 0 (± 0)

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

Territorial Courts: 0 (± 0)