The Senate is currently on recess for the July 4th holiday and will return next Monday, July 9th. Also on July 9th, President Trump will announce his nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, who announced his retirement last week. (In case you missed it, I wrote about “Four Things to Know About the Supreme Court Vacancy” here.)
Here is this week’s update on federal judicial nominations:
Current and known future vacancies: 183
Supreme Court: 1
Courts of Appeals: 22
Pending nominees for current and known future vacancies: 94
Courts of Appeals: 13
District/Specialty Courts: 81
* Includes the Court of Federal Claims and the International Trade Court
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings
Nominee (Circuit) | Nomination Date | Days Pending | Both Blue Slips Returned? | Judiciary Committee Hearing Date |
Paul Matey (3rd) | 4/12/2018 | 81 | No | Not yet scheduled |
Richard Sullivan (2nd) | 5/7/2018 | 56 | No | Not yet scheduled |
Ryan Nelson (9th) | 5/15/2018 | 48 | Yes | Not yet scheduled |
Jonathan Kobes (8th) | 6/11/2018 | 21 | Yes | Not yet scheduled |
Eric Murphy (6th) | 6/18/2018 | 14 | No | Not yet scheduled |
Chad Readler (6th) | 6/18/2018 | 14 | No | Not yet scheduled |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Judiciary Committee Votes
Nominee (Circuit) | Nomination Date | Days Pending | Judiciary Committee Hearing Date |
Britt Grant (11th) | 4/12/2018 | 81 | 5/23/2018 |
David Porter (3rd) | 4/12/2018 | 81 | 6/6/2018 |
Jay Richardson (4th) | 5/7/2018 | 56 | 6/20/2018 |
Marvin Quattlebaum (4th) | 5/7/2018 | 56 | 6/20/2018 |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Floor Votes
Nominee (Circuit) | Nomination Date | Days Pending | Date Reported to Senate Floor |
Mark Bennett (9th) | 2/15/2018 | 137 | 5/10/2018 |
Andrew Oldham (5th) | 2/15/2018 | 137 | 5/24/2018 |
Ryan Bounds (9th) | 9/7/2017 | 298 | 6/7/2018 |
Nominees Awaiting Floor Votes: 50
Courts of Appeals: 3
District/Specialty Courts: 47
Nominees Confirmed by the Senate: 42
Supreme Court: 1
Courts of Appeals: 21
District/Specialty Courts: 20
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