Last week Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell filed motions to invoke cloture (end debate) on two judicial nominations (including that of Jonathan Kobes, President Trump’s nominee to the Eighth Circuit). This will set up a confirmation vote for Kobes sometime the week of November 26th after the Senate returns from its Thanksgiving recess.
Here is an update on the status of President Trump’s federal judicial nominations:
Current and known future vacancies: 158
Courts of Appeals: 15
District/Specialty Courts*: 143
Pending nominees for current and known future vacancies: 73
Courts of Appeals: 13
District/Specialty Courts*: 60
* 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 |
| Joseph Bianco (2nd) | 11/13/2018 | 6 | No | Not yet scheduled |
| Michael Park (2nd) | 11/13/2018 | 6 | No | Not yet scheduled |
| Patrick Bumatay (9th) | 11/13/2018 | 6 | No | Not yet scheduled |
| Dan Collins (9th) | 11/13/2018 | 6 | No | Not yet scheduled |
| Ken Lee (9th) | 11/13/2018 | 6 | No | Not yet scheduled |
| Neomi Rao (DC) | 11/14/2018 | 5 | N/A | Not yet scheduled |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Judiciary Committee Votes
| Nominee (Circuit) | Nomination Date | Days Pending | Judiciary Committee Hearing Date |
| Eric Murphy (6th) | 6/18/2018 | 154 | 10/10/2018 |
| Chad Readler (6th) | 6/18/2018 | 154 | 10/10/2018 |
| Eric Miller (9th) | 7/19/2018 | 123 | 10/24/2018 |
| Bridget Shelton Bade (9th) | 8/27/2018 | 84 | 10/24/2018 |
| Allison Jones Rushing (4th) | 8/27/2018 | 84 | 10/17/2018 |
| Paul Matey (3rd) | 4/12/2018 | 221 | 11/14/2018 |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Floor Votes
| Nominee (Circuit) | Nomination Date | Days Pending | Date Reported to Senate Floor |
| Jonathan Kobes (8th) | 6/11/2018 | 161 | 10/11/2018 |
Nominees Awaiting Floor Votes: 34
Courts of Appeals: 1
Supreme Court: 2
Courts of Appeals: 29
District/Specialty Courts: 53
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