Last week, the Senate voted to confirm Joseph Bianco and Michael Park — President Trump’s 38th and 39th circuit court judges, respectively — since Inauguration Day. By comparison, only 18 circuit court judges had been confirmed by this point in President Obama’s first term.
Also last week, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell filed for cloture to end debate on the nomination of Ken Lee, one of President Trump’s currently pending nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate is also expected to vote this week on the confirmations of two district court nominees.
Here is a full update on the status of President Trump’s federal judicial nominations:
Current and known future vacancies: 158
Courts of Appeals: 8
Pending nominees for current and known future vacancies: 57
Courts of Appeals: 3
District/Specialty Courts*: 54
* Includes the Court of Federal Claims and the International Trade Court
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings
| Nominee (Circuit) | Original Nomination Date | Days Since Original Nomination | Both Blue Slips Returned? | Judiciary Committee Hearing Date |
| Dan Bress (9th) | 2/6/2019 | 96 | No | Not yet scheduled |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Judiciary Committee Votes
| Nominee (Circuit) | Original Nomination Date | Days Since Original Nomination | Judiciary Committee Hearing Date |
| None |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Floor Votes
| Nominee (Circuit) | Nomination Date | Days Since Original Nomination | Date Reported to Senate Floor |
| Dan Collins (9th) | 11/13/2018 | 181 | 4/4/2019 |
| Ken Lee (9th) | 11/13/2018 | 181 | 4/4/2019 |
Nominees Awaiting Floor Votes:40
Courts of Appeals: 2
District/Specialty Courts: 38
Days Pending
- # of pending nominees originally nominated > 600 days ago: 1
- # of pending nominees originally nominated > 500 days ago: 3
- # of pending nominees originally nominated > 400 days ago: 5
- # of pending nominees originally nominated > 300 days ago: 23
Nominees Confirmed by the Senate during the 116th Congress: 19
Supreme Court: 0
District/Specialty Courts: 10
Nominees Confirmed by the Senate since Inauguration Day: 104
Supreme Court: 2
Courts of Appeals: 39
District/Specialty Courts: 63
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