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This table lists judges confirmed by Congress. The table contains the name of the judge, the nomination date, the confirmation date, the court location, the incumbent - the judge who previously held the position, the vacancy reason, and the vacancy date. Judicial Confirmations. 118th Congress. Last updated on11/03/2024. Total Confirmations: 119.
- Article III Judgeships
- Senior Judges
- Visiting Judges
- Bankruptcy Judges
- Magistrate Judges
- Article III Vacancies, Nominations, and Confirmations
- Biannual Meetings of The Judicial Conference
- New Judicial Conference Committee Chairs
In 2021, the Judicial Conference asked Congress for legislation to address the dire need for new Article III judgeships throughout the federal court system. After its March meeting, the Conference transmitted to Capitol Hill its recommendations for 79 additional judgeships – 77 of those for district courts and two of them for the Ninth Circuit Cour...
In 2021, 500 senior Article III judges served in the courts of appeals, the district courts, and the Court of International Trade, providing vital assistance in courts with large, sustained caseloads. The number of cases filed in the courts of appeals and district courts has grown substantially since 1990, the last year that comprehensive judgeship...
Visiting judges provide short-term assistance to courts with high caseloads, both between circuits and among court districts within a circuit. The work of visiting judges is facilitated by the Conference’s Committee on Intercircuit Assignments. In fiscal year (FY) 2021, the committee recommended, and the Chief Justice approved, 180 intercircuit ass...
The Conference conducts surveys of the circuits every two years to gather information about where additional judgeships are needed. The surveys examine each court’s workload and case filing statistics, geographic needs, and other relevant factors that the Conference uses in drafting its requests to Congress for additional judgeships or extensions o...
Magistrate judges perform indispensable work for the Judiciary. In 2021, there were 555 full-time magistrate judges serving the Judiciary. During the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2021, magistrate judges: 1. Conducted 490,212 felony preliminary proceedings, including search warrants, initial appearances, detention hearings, preliminary proceedings, an...
As of Dec. 31, 2021, there were 72 Article III judgeship vacancies: four in the courts of appeals, (one of which was designated a judicial emergency as defined by Conference policy), 66 in the district courts (30 of which were designated as judicial emergencies), and two on the Court of International Trade. There were two vacancies on the Court of ...
The Judicial Conference of the United States is the national policy-making body for the federal Judiciary. The Chief Justice is the presiding officer. In 2021, the Conference met on March 16 and on Sept. 28. Both meetings were held by teleconference because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Conference usually meets at the Supreme Court in Washington, D...
Judicial Conference committees make policy recommendations to the Conference on a variety of subjects, such as information technology, probation and pretrial services, space and facilities, security, the budget, defender services, court administration, and rules of practice and procedure. The Chief Justice has sole authority to make committee appoi...
Dec 15, 2022 · In the final days of the 117th Congress, the scale of that effort – and success – is laid bare in both the total number of confirmed judges and the makeup of the selections themselves.
Dec 30, 2022 · Under Chair Durbin’s leadership, the Senate confirmed an impressive 97 Article III judges during the 117 th Congress, including the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson; 28 circuit court judges; and 68 district court judges—surpassing the number of Article III judges confirmed in the first two years of the past two administrations.
Dec 29, 2022 · Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and majority leader who has long had a deep interest in judicial confirmations, noted that of 28 appeals court judges confirmed this Congress, 11 were ...
Jeannette A. Vargas, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Paul G. Gardephe, retired. Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 234.
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