There are 61 pending nominees:  42 waiting for floor votes, 6 waiting to be reported out of Committee, and 15 waiting for Senate Judiciary Committee hearings. Va.) in a 79-19 vote; and Diane Gujarati (E.D.N.Y.) Judge Walker would be the 199th Article III judge confirmed during this administration. There are 60 pending nominees:  44 waiting for floor votes, 2 waiting to be reported out of Committee, and 14 waiting for Senate Judiciary Committee hearings.

Circuit. Judge Walker is the 52nd circuit court nominee and the 199th Article III judge confirmed during this administration. The Committee also noticed a hearing for Wednesday, July 29.

Sen. Merkley (D-Or.) There are 62 pending nominees:  42 waiting for floor votes, 5 waiting to be reported out of Committee, and 15 waiting for Senate Judiciary Committee hearings. Circuit, which the president has already expressed his intent to elevate Judge Justin Walker (W.D. For comparison, President Obama only appointed seven judges to the Ninth Circuit over his eight years in office. A vote scheduled for November 29, on whether to confirm controversial nominee Thomas Farr to the E.D.N.C. over again at the request of the White House. Va.). Live Updates: Supreme Court Nomination Follow the latest updates on President Trump's nominee to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

and Daniel Collins (9th Cir., Cal. On August 28, the Senate voted to confirm seven nominees to the U.S. District Courts with bipartisan support in an attempt to clear the judicial nominations docket before Labor Day. The Senate has nominally been in session this week, but with a deal on coronavirus legislation seeming improbable, the Senate will likely go on its scheduled August recess. Ohio), Matthew McFarland (S.D. With the confirmation of Menashi the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has switched from a majority of judges being appointed by Democratic presidents to a majority of judges being appointed by Republican presidents. in a 88-3 vote; David Novak (E.D. La. There was no judicial nominations activity this week as the Senate remains on recess until July 20. Donald Trump followed up on that in 2016 by promising to appoint a justice in the mold of the recently-deceased Justice Antonin Scalia. Click here to learn more about judicial nominations. ), Stephanie Haines (W.D. During his July hearing, Ozerden was asked a series of questions about his commitment to conservative causes by Senator Ted Cruz, who has come out publicly against Ozerden for not being sufficiently conservative. These were the first Article III confirmations since late February and bring the total number of Article III confirmations during this administration to 196. This week the Senate voted to confirm four judicial nominees: Danielle Hunsaker (9th Cir.) Share on Facebook. As of March 19, there are 82 Article III vacancies, 74 of which are current.

Fla.); Benjamin Beaton (W.D. The sixth Democratic presidential debate is next week in Los Angeles. Cir.) In other judiciary news, Judge Esther Salas (D.N.J.) Also this week, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing for four district court nominees: Benjamin Beaton (W.D. and Harris (D-Cal. Once remaining recess nominees are officially nominated, there will be 58 pending nominees: 16 waiting for floor votes, 15 waiting to be reported out of Committee, and 27 waiting for Senate Judiciary Committee hearings. The Senate is also cuing up Jonathan Kobes (8th Cir., Neb.) ), Drew Tipton (S.D. In addition, cloture has been filed on eight district court nominees, including Sarah Pitlyk (E.D. Tomorrow the Senate will go on recess for August.

Reports indicate that the Senate is set to go on recess until April 20. For example, Senator Scott (R-S.C.) had the time to review and then oppose Ryan Bounds (9th Cir., Or.) There were 70 nominees pending at the end of the 115th Congress:  30 waiting for Senate floor votes, 24 waiting to be reported out of Committee, and 16 waiting for Senate Judiciary Committee hearings. ); Todd Robinson (S.D. On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held an executive business meeting for seven nominees. There are 72 pending nominees:  41 waiting for floor votes, 16 waiting to be reported out of Committee, and 15 waiting for Senate Judiciary Committee hearings. As of February 1, there are 156 Article III vacancies, 137 of which are current. All pending nominees from the last Congress will be returned to the White House. in a 21-0 vote, Lewis Liman (S.D.N.Y.) This hearing will likely include some of President Trump’s recess nominees and could include both circuit and district court nominees. In an unprecedented move, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on October 17, for six nominees, despite the Senate being in recess and despite objection from all Democratic members of the Committee. In addition to Phipps’s confirmation, the Senate filed for cloture on one district court nominee: Clifton Corker (E.D. Throughout the week the Senate confirmed three district court nominees: Scott Rash (D. Ariz) in a 74-20 vote; Anna Manasco (N.D. Ala.) in a 71-21 vote; and John Heil (E.D., N.D., W.D.

As of October 17, there are 110 Article III vacancies, 95 of which are current. A hearing has been set for October 16 and the Committee is going to hold an executive business meeting on October 17. Ala.). ), Andrew Brasher (M.D.

in a 77-21 vote; and Greg Guidry (E.D.

lacked support from Senators Feinstein (D-Cal.) As of July 2, there are 76 Article III vacancies, 73 of which are current.

), Saritha Komatireddy (E.D.N.Y.

Contact Us With under 90 days until Election Day, the Senate continues to confirm and advance judicial nominations and working through August could continue that trend.

The confirmations of Dugan and McGlynn were notable because of the pushback Senator Durbin’s judicial selection commission received during the nominations process.