On The Bench: Week of October 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 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.