Category: Judicial Nominations

The Senate continued to make progress on confirmations this week, voting to confirm eight Article III nominees: Anne Hwang (C.D. Cal.), Brian Murphy (D. Mass.), Sparkle Sooknanan (D.D.C.), Catherine Henry (E.D. Pa.), Gail Weilheimer (E.D. Pa.), Anthony Brindisi (N.D.N.Y.), Elizabeth Coombe (N.D.N.Y.) and Sarah Davenport (D.N.M.).

With these confirmations, the Biden-Harris Administration is at 229 Article III confirmations. On this date during the Trump Administration, there were 229 confirmations. The current administration is only 5 short of matching the previous administration’s four-year total.

As of December 5^th, there are 50 Article III vacancies, 35 of which are current. There are now 15 pending nominees: 8 waiting for floor votes, 3 waiting to be reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 4 waiting for hearings.

 

The Senate made sizable progress this week, confirming six Article III nominees: Embry Kidd (11^th Cir), Mustafa Kasubhai (D. Or.), Sarah Russell (D. Conn.), Rebecca Pennell (E.D. Wash.), Amir Ali (D.D.C.) and Sharad Desai (D. Ariz.).

With these confirmations, the Biden-Harris Administration is at 221 Article III confirmations. On this date during the Trump Administration, there were 227 confirmations. The current administration is only 13 short of matching the previous administration’s four-year total.

As of November 21st, there are there are 59 Article III vacancies, 40 of which are current. There are now 23 pending nominees: 16 waiting for floor votes, 3 waiting to be reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 4 waiting for hearings.

 

 

The Senate returned from recess this week with some progress on judicial confirmations. This week the Senate confirmed two Article III nominees: April Perry (N.D. Ill.) and Jonathan Hawley (C.D. Ill.). The Senate also invoked cloture on Embry Kidd (11^th Cir. Fla).

With these confirmations, the Biden-Harris Administration is at 215 Article III confirmations. On this date during the Trump Administration, there were 222 confirmations. The current administration is only 19 short of matching the previous administration’s four-year total.

As of November 14th, there are there are 65 Article III vacancies, 45 of which are current. There are now 29 pending nominees: 17 waiting for floor votes, 6 waiting to be reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 6 waiting for hearings.

The next Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for nominees will be on November 20^th.

This week the White House announced two new judicial nominees for district courts in California. The nominees included:

Judge Serena Murillo is a judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) presiding over felony trials in the court’s Criminal Division. Her varied experience includes service in the court’s Appellate Division and the Civil Division, where she managed a general unlimited civil court. She is the twice-elected co-chair of the LASC’s Latino Judicial Officers Association and President-Elect of California Women Judges

Judge Ben Cheeks is a federal magistrate judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. He previously worked as a solo practitioner doing criminal defense and civil litigation. Prior to that he worked in the U.S. Attorney’s office in San Diego and as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan.

The Senate is still in recess and will return on Nov. 12 with a scheduled confirmation vote for April Perry.

The Biden-Harris Administration is at 213 Article III confirmations. On this date during the Trump Administration, there were 219 confirmations. The current administration is only 21 short of matching the previous administration’s four-year total.

As of October 24th, there are 67 Article III vacancies, 45 of which are current. There are now 28 pending nominees: 17 waiting for floor votes, 8 waiting to be reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 5 waiting for hearings before the Committee.

The Senate is still in recess and will return on Nov. 12 with a scheduled confirmation vote for April Perry.

The Biden-Harris Administration is at 213 Article III confirmations. On this date during the Trump Administration, there were 218 confirmations. The current administration is only 21 short of matching the previous administration’s four-year total.

As of October 10^th, there are there are 66 Article III vacancies, 41 of which are current. There are now 28 pending nominees: 17 waiting for floor votes, 8 waiting to be reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 3 waiting for hearings before the Committee.