On Saturday, the Senate voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. With Justice Kavanaugh’s confirmation, a total of 69 of President Trump’s nominees have been confirmed to the federal bench to date.
Now Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will return to the task of processing the federal judicial nominees who are still pending before the end of the 115th Congress.
Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the nominations of Eric Murphy and Chad Readler to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. This hearing was thrice rescheduled on account of schedule disruptions due to the supplemental hearing held for Kavanaugh in late September.
Here is this week’s update on federal judicial nominations:
Current and known future vacancies: 168
Courts of Appeals: 18
District/Specialty Courts*: 150
Pending nominees for current and known future vacancies: 77
Courts of Appeals: 10
District/Specialty Courts: 67
* 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 | 180 | No | Not yet scheduled |
| Eric Murphy (6th) | 6/18/2018 | 113 | Yes | 10/10/2018 |
| Chad Readler (6th) | 6/18/2018 | 113 | Yes | 10/10/2018 |
| Eric Miller (9th) | 7/19/2018 | 82 | No | Not yet scheduled |
| Bridget Shelton Bade (9th) | 8/27/2018 | 43 | No | Not yet scheduled |
| Allison Jones Rushing (4th) | 8/27/2018 | 43 | Yes | Not yet scheduled |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Judiciary Committee Votes
| Nominee (Circuit) | Nomination Date | Days Pending | Judiciary Committee Hearing Date |
| Ryan Nelson (9th) | 5/15/2018 | 147 | 7/11/2018 |
| Richard Sullivan (2nd) | 5/7/2018 | 155 | 8/1/2018 |
| Jonathan Kobes (8th) | 6/11/2018 | 120 | 8/22/2018 |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Floor Votes
| Nominee (Circuit) | Nomination Date | Days Pending | Date Reported to Senate Floor |
| David Porter (3rd) | 4/12/2018 | 180 | 7/19/2018 |
Nominees Awaiting Floor Votes: 30
Courts of Appeals: 1
District/Specialty Courts: 29
Nominees Confirmed by the Senate: 69
Supreme Court: 2
Courts of Appeals: 26
District/Specialty Courts: 41
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