The Senate, which recessed shortly after the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on April 7, shall return next week. President Biden announced his intent to make five additional judicial nominations during the recess, including John Z. Lee for the Seventh Circuit and Salvador Mendoza for the Ninth Circuit. Including those nominees, who are expected to be submitted to the Senate soon after it reconvenes, below is a full update on the status of President Biden’s judicial nominations.
Current and known future vacancies: 110
Supreme Court: 0
Courts of Appeals: 19
District/Specialty Courts*: 91
Pending nominees for current and known future vacancies†: 29
Courts of Appeals: 7
District/Specialty Courts*: 22
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 |
| J. Michelle Childs (DC) | 1/10/22 | 100 | N/A | Not yet scheduled |
| Nancy G. Abudu (11th) | 1/10/22 | 100 | Yes | Not yet scheduled |
| John Z. Lee (7th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (9th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Judiciary Committee Votes
| Nominee (Circuit) | Original Nomination Date | Days Since Original Nomination | Judiciary Committee Hearing Date |
| None |
Court of Appeals Nominees Awaiting Senate Floor Votes‡
| Nominee (Circuit) | Original Nomination Date | Days Since Original Nomination | Date Reported to Senate Floor |
| Andre Mathis (6th) | 11/18/21 | 153 | 2/10/22 |
| Stephanie Dawkins Davis (6th) | 2/2/22 | 77 | 4/4/22 |
Nominees Awaiting Floor Votes: 10
Courts of Appeals: 2
District/Specialty Courts*: 8
All Nominees (via Judiciary Committee) Confirmed by the Senate during the 117th Congress: 61
Supreme Court: 1
Courts of Appeals: 15
District/Specialty Courts*: 45
All Nominees (via Judiciary Committee) Confirmed by the Senate since Inauguration Day: 61
Supreme Court: 1
Courts of Appeals: 15
District/Specialty Courts*: 45
All Article III Nominees Confirmed by the Senate since Inauguration Day: 59
Supreme Court: 1
Courts of Appeals: 15
District/International Trade Courts: 43
* Includes the Court of Federal Claims, Territorial Courts and the International Trade Courts
† Includes nominees who were announced during recess but not yet submitted to the Senate
‡ Note that Third Circuit nominee Arianna J. Freeman failed to report favorably on April 4, 2022