Judicial-Nominations Update

Yesterday the Senate returned from a one-week recess and voted to invoke cloture on the nomination of Bridget Shelton Bade, President Trump’s nominee to the Ninth Circuit from Arizona. A confirmation vote on Bade’s nomination is scheduled for this afternoon. If confirmed, she will be the seventh court-of-appeals judge confirmed during the 116th Congress, and the 37th since Inauguration Day.

Here is a full update on the status of President Trump’s federal judicial nominations:

Current and known future vacancies: 167

Courts of Appeals: 10

District/Specialty Courts*: 157

Pending nominees for current and known future vacancies: 66

Courts of Appeals: 6

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) Original Nomination Date Days Since Original Nomination Both Blue Slips Returned? Judiciary Committee Hearing Date Dan Bress (9th) 2/6/2019 48 No Not yet scheduled

Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Judiciary Committee Votes

Nominee (Circuit) Original Nomination Date Days Since Original Nomination Judiciary Committee Hearing Date Dan Collins (9th) 11/13/2018 133 3/13/2019 Ken Lee (9th) 11/13/2018 133 3/13/2019

Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Floor Votes

Nominee (Circuit) Nomination Date Days Since Original Nomination Date Reported to Senate Floor Bridget Shelton Bade (9th) 8/27/2018 211 2/7/2019 Joseph Bianco (2nd) 11/13/2018 133 3/7/2019 Michael Park (2nd) 11/13/2018 133 3/7/2019