On the Bench: Tracking President Biden's Judicial Nominations
ACS's weekly roundup of Senate activity on President Biden's nominees for lifetime seats on district and circuit courts.
ACS's Judicial News Roundup
On The Bench
On the Bench: Week of December 19
Jan 8, 2025
The Senate this week confirmed Magistrate Judge Benjamin Cheeks to the U.S. District Court for Southern California, and Judge Serena Murillo to the U.S. District Court for Central California, bringing the total number of Article III judges confirmed during the Biden Administration to 235. For reference, Trump had 85 confirmations through his second year, 187 […]
On The Bench
On the Bench: Week of December 12
Dec 12, 2024
The Senate continued its work on judicial nominations this week, confirming four Article III nominees: Tiffany Johnson (N.D. Ga.), Keli Neary (M.D. Pa.), Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon (C.D. Cal.), and Noël Wise (N.D. Cal.). On Thursday, Committee held an executive business meeting. At the meeting, the Committee advanced two Article III nominees to the floor: Magistrate Judge […]
On The Bench
On the Bench: Week of December 5
Dec 5, 2024
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 […]
On The Bench
On the Bench: Week of November 21
Dec 4, 2024
The Senate made sizable progress this week, confirming six Article III nominees: Embry Kidd (11th 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, […]
On The Bench
On the Bench: Week of November 14
Nov 18, 2024
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 (11th Cir. Fla). With these confirmations, the Biden-Harris Administration is at 215 Article III confirmations. On […]
Diversity of the Federal Bench
Current statistics on the gender and racial diversity of the Article III courts.
Changing Circuit Court Composition
The Trump administration ushered in a radical transformation of the circuit courts. The Biden administration has an opportunity to reverse this trend.
Judicial Nominations
Every day, federal courts decide cases critical to our rights — from the environment to voting to immigration. Those who are appointed to serve on the bench must be qualified, fair, and impartial.