Last week the Senate voted to confirm three more circuit court nominees: Allison Jones Rushing(Fourth Circuit); Chad Readler (Sixth Circuit); and Eric Murphy (Sixth Circuit). Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell also filed for cloture on the nominations of Paul Matey (Third Circuit) and Neomi Rao (D.C. Circuit). Their cloture and confirmation votes are anticipated this week.
Here is a full update on the status of President Trump’s federal judicial nominations:
Current and known future vacancies: 168
Courts of Appeals: 12
District/Specialty Courts*: 156
Pending nominees for current and known future vacancies: 64
Courts of Appeals: 8
District/Specialty Courts*: 56
* Includes the Court of Federal Claims and the International Trade Court
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings
Nominee (Circuit) | NominationDate | Days Pending | Both Blue Slips Returned? | Judiciary Committee Hearing Date |
Dan Bress (9th) | 2/6/2019 | 34 | No | Not yet scheduled |
Dan Collins (9th) | 2/6/2019 | 34 | No | 3/13/2019 |
Ken Lee (9th) | 2/6/2019 | 34 | No | 3/13/2019 |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Judiciary Committee Votes
Nominee (Circuit) | Nomination Date | Days Pending | Judiciary Committee Hearing Date |
None |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Floor Votes
Nominee (Circuit) | Nomination Date | Days Pending | Date Reported to Senate Floor |
Bridget Shelton Bade (9th) | 1/23/2019 | 48 | 2/7/2019 |
Paul Matey (3rd) | 1/23/2019 | 48 | 2/7/2019 |
Neomi Rao (DC) | 1/23/2019 | 48 | 2/28/2019 |
Joseph Bianco (2nd) | 1/23/2019 | 48 | 3/7/2019 |
Michael Park (2nd) | 1/23/2019 | 48 | 3/7/2019 |
Nominees Awaiting Floor Votes:46
Courts of Appeals: 5
District/Specialty Courts: 41
Days Pending
# of pending nominees originally nominated > 500 days ago: 4
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# of pending nominees originally nominated > 400 days ago: 3
# of pending nominees originally nominated > 300 days ago: 20
Nominees Confirmed by the Senate during the 116th Congress: 4
Supreme Court: 0
District/Specialty Courts: 0
Nominees Confirmed by the Senate since Inauguration Day: 89
Supreme Court: 2
Courts of Appeals: 34
District/Specialty Courts: 53