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 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 […]
On The Bench
On the Bench: Week of October 24
Nov 11, 2024
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 […]
On The Bench
On The Bench: Week of October 10, 2024
Oct 10, 2024
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 […]
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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.