Judicial Vacancy List for January 2000
| Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary |
| January 1, 2000 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| First Circuit |
| PR |
| Acosta, Raymond L. | Senior | 6/1/94 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Second Circuit |
| NY-S |
| Patterson, Robert P. Jr. | Senior | 12/31/98 | Daniels, George B. | 8/5/99 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Third Circuit |
| CCA |
| Cowen, Robert E. | Senior | 9/4/98 | Fuentes, Julio M. | 3/8/99 |
| Lewis, Timothy | Resigned | 6/30/99 |
| Stapleton, Walter | Senior | 6/2/99 | Ambro, Thomas L. | 9/28/99 |
| NJ |
| Barry, Maryanne Trump | Elevated | 9/13/99 | Pisano, Joel A. | 9/22/99 |
| PA-E |
| Cahn, Edward N. | Retired | 12/31/98 |
| Gawthrop, Robert | Deceased | 8/1/99 |
| Katz, Marvin | Senior | 8/26/97 |
| Ludwig, Edmund V. | Senior | 5/20/97 | Davis, Legrome | 1/26/99 |
| O'Neill, Thomas N. Jr. | Senior | 7/6/96 | Tucker, Petrese B | 7/27/99 |
| Reed, Lowell | Senior | 6/21/99 |
| Shapiro, Norma L. | Senior | 12/31/98 |
| PA-W |
| Bloch, Alan N. | Senior | 4/12/97 |
| Cohill, Maurice B. Jr. | Senior | 11/28/94 | Norton, Lynette | 1/26/99 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Fourth Circuit |
| CCA |
| Ervin, Sam J. III | Deceased | 9/18/99 |
| Hamilton, Clyde H. | Senior | 11/30/99 |
| Phillips, J. Dickson Jr. | Senior | 7/31/94 | Wynn, James A. Jr. | 8/5/99 |
| PL 101-650 | New Position | 12/1/90 |
| NC-E |
| Britt, W. Earl | Senior | 12/7/97 | Leonard, J. Rich | 3/24/99 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Fifth Circuit |
| CCA |
| Duhe, John M. | Senior | 4/7/99 | Johnson, H. Alston III | 4/22/99 |
| Garwood, William L. | Senior | 1/23/97 | Moreno, Enrique | 9/16/99 |
| Politz, Henry A. | Senior | 8/10/99 |
| LA-M |
| Parker, John V. | Senior | 10/31/98 | Brady, James L | 7/14/99 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Sixth Circuit |
| CCA |
| Keith, Damon | Senior | 5/1/95 | White, Helene | 1/26/99 |
| Kennedy, Cornelia | Senior | 3/1/99 | Lewis, Kathleen McCree | 9/16/99 |
| Nelson, David A. | Senior | 10/1/99 |
| MI-E |
| Cohn, Avern | Senior | 10/9/99 | Lawson, David M | 8/5/99 |
| Taylor, Anna Diggs | Senior | 12/31/98 | Battani, Marianne O. | 8/5/99 |
| OH-N |
| White, George W. | Retired | 2/26/99 | Bell, Steven D. | 8/5/99 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Seventh Circuit |
| IL-N |
| Williams, Ann Claire | Elevated | 11/10/99 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Eighth Circuit |
| CCA |
| Fagg, George | Senior | 5/1/99 |
| Kelly, John D. | Deceased | 10/21/98 | Bye, Kermit | 4/22/99 |
| MO-E |
| Gunn, George F. Jr. | Senior | 12/1/96 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Ninth Circuit |
| CCA |
| Brunetti, Melvin | Senior | 11/11/99 |
| Fletcher, Betty B. | Senior | 11/1/98 | Tallman, Richard C. | 10/20/99 |
| Hall, Cynthia Holcomb | Senior | 8/31/97 | Duffy, James E. Jr. | 6/17/99 |
| Noonan, John T. | Senior | 1/1/97 | Berzon, Marsha L. | 1/26/99 |
| Poole, Cecil F. | Senior | 1/15/96 | Paez, Richard A. | 1/26/99 |
| Wiggins, Charles E. | Senior | 12/31/96 | Goode, Barry P. | 1/26/99 |
| AZ |
| Broomfield, Robert C. | Senior | 8/12/99 |
| PL 106-113 | New Position | 11/29/99 |
| PL 106-113 | New Position | 11/29/99 |
| PL 106-113 | New Position | 11/29/99 |
| CA-N |
| Smith, Fern | New Position | 7/15/99 |
| CA-C |
| Davies, John G. | Retired | 7/18/98 | Gee, Dolly M. | 5/27/99 |
| Keller, William | Senior | 10/29/99 |
| Wardlaw, Kim McLane | Elevated | 7/31/98 | Woocher, Fredric D. | 5/27/99 |
| NV |
| PL 106-113 | New Position | 11/29/99 |
| PL 106-113 | New Position | 11/29/99 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Tenth Circuit |
| CCA |
| Porfilio, John C. | Senior | 10/15/99 | Lyons, James M. | 9/22/99 |
| CO |
| Weinshienk, Zita L. | Senior | 4/3/98 | Coan, Patricia A. | 5/27/99 |
| OK-N |
| Brett, Thomas R. | Senior | 10/3/96 | McCarthy, Frank H. | 4/30/99 |
| OK-W |
| Alley, Wayne E. | Senior | 5/16/99 |
| UT |
| Sam, David | Senior | 11/1/99 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Eleventh Circuit |
| AL-S |
| Howard, Alex T. Jr. | Senior | 10/21/96 |
| FL-M |
| Hodges, Wm. Terrell | Senior | 5/2/99 | Whittemore, James D. | 10/20/99 |
| PL 106-113 | New Position | 11/29/99 |
| PL 106-113 | New Position | 11/29/99 |
| PL 106-113 | New Position | 11/29/99 |
| PL 106-113 | New Position | 11/29/99 |
| GA-N |
| Tidwell, G. Ernest | Senior | 10/8/99 | Tusan, Gail | 8/3/99 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| District of Columbia Circuit |
| CCA |
| Buckley, James L. | Senior | 8/31/96 | Kagan, Elena | 6/17/99 |
| Wald, Patricia M. | Retired | 11/16/99 | Snyder, Allen R. | 9/22/99 |
| DC |
| Harris, Stanley S. | Senior | 2/1/96 | Klein, James W. | 3/25/99 |
| Sporkin, Stanely | Senior | 2/12/99 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Federal Circuit |
| CCA |
| Archer, Glenn L. Jr. | Senior | 12/24/97 | Dyk, Timothy B. | 1/26/99 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| International Trade |
| Total Vacancies: | 67 |
| Total Nominees Pending: | 35 |
| Archived Judicial Vacancies for January 2000 | This report is unavailable: Judicial Confirmations |