December 4, 2024
On the Bench: Week of November 21
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, 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.