Judicial Nominations Update

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