On Monday the Senate will return from its Memorial Day recess, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has scheduled a cloture vote for a district court nominee that afternoon. Leader McConnell has also filed for cloture for two other district nominees, setting in motion the confirmation votes of three district nominees by late next week or early the following week.
Here is this week’s update on federal judicial nominations:
Current and known future vacancies: 178
Courts of Appeals: 22
District/Specialty Courts*: 156
Pending nominees for current and known future vacancies: 85
Courts of Appeals: 10
District/Specialty Courts: 75
* 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 |
David Porter (3rd) | 4/12/2018 | 49 | No | Not yet scheduled |
Paul Matey (3rd) | 4/12/2018 | 49 | No | Not yet scheduled |
Richard Sullivan (2nd) | 5/7/2018 | 24 | No | Not yet scheduled |
Jay Richardson (4th) | 5/7/2018 | 24 | Yes | Not yet scheduled |
Marvin Quattlebaum (4th) | 5/7/2018 | 24 | Yes | Not yet scheduled |
Ryan Nelson (9th) | 5/15/2018 | 16 | Yes | Not yet scheduled |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Judiciary Committee Votes
Nominee (Circuit) | Nomination Date | Days Pending | Judiciary Committee Hearing Date |
Ryan Bounds (9th) | 9/7/2017 | 266 | 5/9/2018 |
Britt Grant (11th) | 4/12/2018 | 49 | 5/23/2018 |
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 | 105 | 5/10/2018 |
Andrew Oldham (5th) | 2/15/2018 | 105 | 5/24/2018 |
Nominees Awaiting Floor Votes: 40
Courts of Appeals: 2
District/Specialty Courts: 38
Nominees Confirmed by the Senate: 39
Supreme Court: 1
Courts of Appeals: 21
District/Specialty Courts: 17