On the Bench: Week of November 14

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.