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Judicial Vacancy List for January 2017

Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary

114th Congress

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Total Vacancies: 112

Total Nominees Pending: 59

Court Incumbent Vacancy Reason Vacancy Date Nominee Nomination Date
01 - MA Woodlock,Douglas P. Senior 06/01/2015 Bernstein,Inga S. 07/30/2015
01 - PR Fuste,Jose Antonio Retired 06/01/2016
01 - RI Lisi,Mary M. Senior 10/01/2015 McElroy,Mary Susan 09/08/2015
02 - CCA Wesley,Richard C. Senior 08/01/2016
02 - CCA Lynch,Gerard E. Senior 09/05/2016
02 - CT Chatigny,Robert N. Senior 01/01/2017
02 - NY-E Amon,Carol Bagley Senior 11/30/2016
02 - NY-E Feuerstein,Sandra J. Senior 01/21/2015 Brown,Gary Richard 07/30/2015
02 - NY-E Gleeson,John Resigned 03/09/2016 Gujarati,Diane 09/13/2016
02 - NY-N Sharpe,Gary L. Senior 01/01/2016
02 - NY-S Crotty,Paul A. Senior 08/01/2015
02 - NY-W Skretny,William M. Senior 03/08/2015 Sweet,Kathleen Marie 03/15/2016
03 - CCA Fuentes,Julio M. Senior 07/18/2016
03 - CCA Rendell,Marjorie O. Senior 07/01/2015 Haywood,Rebecca Ross 03/15/2016
03 - NJ Martini,William J. Senior 02/10/2015
03 - NJ Hochberg,Faith S. Retired 03/06/2015 Neals,Julien Xavier 02/26/2015
03 - PA-E Restrepo,Luis Felipe Elevated 01/11/2016
03 - PA-E McLaughlin,Mary A. Senior 11/18/2013 Younge,John Milton 07/30/2015
03 - PA-W Gibson,Kim R. Senior 06/03/2016
03 - PA-W McLaughlin,Sean J. Resigned 08/16/2013 Baxter,Susan Paradise 07/30/2015
03 - PA-W Lancaster,Gary L. Deceased 04/24/2013 Colville,Robert John 07/30/2015
03 - PA-W McVerry,Terrence F. Senior 09/30/2013 Horan,Marilyn Jean 07/30/2015
04 - MD Quarles Jr.,William D. Retired 02/01/2016 Gallagher,Stephanie Agli 09/08/2015
04 - NC-E Howard,Malcolm J. Senior 12/31/2005 Timmons-Goodson,Patricia Ann 04/28/2016
04 - SC Currie,Cameron McGowan Senior 10/03/2013 Beatty,Donald W. 02/25/2016
04 - SC Anderson Jr.,Joseph F. Senior 11/16/2014 Coggins Jr.,Donald C. 02/25/2016
05 - CCA King,Carolyn Dineen Senior 12/31/2013
05 - CCA Garza,Emilio M. Senior 08/01/2012
05 - CCA Davis,W. Eugene Senior 12/31/2016
05 - LA-E Berrigan,Helen G. Senior 08/23/2016
05 - LA-E Lemelle,Ivan L. Senior 06/29/2015 Kelly III,Claude J. 02/04/2016
05 - LA-W James,Robert G. Senior 05/31/2016
05 - LA-W Haik,Richard T. Senior 03/06/2015 Finley,Stephanie A. 02/04/2016
05 - TX-E Schneider,Michael H. Senior 01/07/2016
05 - TX-E Davis,Leonard E. Retired 05/15/2015
05 - TX-E Schell,Richard A. Senior 03/10/2015 Scholer,Karen Gren 03/15/2016
05 - TX-N Robinson,Mary Lou Senior 02/03/2016
05 - TX-N Cummings,Samuel Ray Senior 12/31/2014 Frost,E. Scott 03/15/2016
05 - TX-N Solis,Jorge A. Retired 05/01/2016 Hendrix,James Wesley 03/15/2016
05 - TX-N Means,Terry Senior 07/03/2013 Ramirez,Irma Carrillo 03/15/2016
05 - TX-S Costa,Gregg Jeffrey Elevated 05/20/2014
05 - TX-S Jack,Janis Graham Senior 06/01/2011
05 - TX-W Smith Jr.,Walter S. Retired 09/14/2016
05 - TX-W Junell,Robert A. Senior 02/13/2015 Counts III,Walter David 03/15/2016
06 - CCA Martin Jr.,Boyce F. Retired 08/16/2013 Hughes,Lisabeth Tabor 03/17/2016
06 - KY-E Coffman,Jennifer B. Retired 01/08/2013
06 - KY-W Heyburn II,John G. Senior 04/01/2014
06 - MI-E Rosen,Gerald E. Senior 10/26/2016
06 - OH-N Nugent,Donald C. Senior 01/01/2017
06 - OH-S Frost,Gregory L. Retired 05/02/2016
06 - TN-M Campbell,Todd J. Senior 12/01/2016
06 - TN-W Mays Jr.,Samuel H. Senior 07/01/2015 Stanton III,Edward L. 05/21/2015
07 - CCA Evans,Terence T. Senior 01/07/2010 Schott,Donald K. 01/12/2016
07 - CCA Tinder,John Daniel Senior 02/18/2015 Selby,Myra C. 01/12/2016
07 - IL-N Zagel,James B. Senior 10/21/2016
07 - IN-N Miller Jr.,Robert L. Senior 01/11/2016
07 - IN-S Barker,Sarah Evans Senior 06/30/2014 Ong,Winfield D. 01/12/2016
07 - WI-E Randa,Rudolph T. Senior 02/05/2016
08 - CCA Murphy,Diana E. Senior 11/29/2016
08 - CCA Bye,Kermit Edward Senior 04/22/2015 Puhl,Jennifer Kelmetsrud 01/28/2016
08 - MN Montgomery,Ann D. Senior 05/31/2016
08 - MN Frank,Donovan W. Senior 10/31/2016
09 - AK Beistline,Ralph R. Senior 12/31/2015
09 - AZ Wake,Neil Vincent Senior 07/05/2016
09 - AZ Bolton,Susan R. Senior 09/01/2016
09 - CA-C Snyder,Christina A. Senior 11/23/2016
09 - CA-C Morrow,Margaret M. Senior 10/29/2015
09 - CA-C Pregerson,Dean D. Senior 01/28/2016 Abrams,Paul Lewis 12/16/2015
09 - CA-C Collins,Audrey B. Retired 08/01/2014 Young,Mark A. 07/16/2015
09 - CA-S Huff,Marilyn L. Senior 09/30/2016
09 - CCA Silverman,Barry G. Senior 10/11/2016
09 - CCA O'Scannlain,Diarmuid F. Senior 12/31/2016
09 - CCA Clifton,Richard R. Senior 12/31/2016
09 - CCA Pregerson,Harry Senior 12/11/2015 Koh,Lucy Haeran 02/25/2016
09 - HI Mollway,Susan Oki Senior 11/06/2015 Connors,Clare Elizabeth 09/08/2015
09 - ID Lodge,Edward J. Senior 07/03/2015 Nye,David C. 04/06/2016
09 - NV Jones,Robert Clive Senior 02/01/2016 Traum,Anne Rachel 04/28/2016
09 - WA-W Lasnik,Robert S. Senior 01/27/2016 Andrus,Beth M. 04/14/2016
09 - WA-W Robart,James L. Senior 06/28/2016 Diaz,J. Michael 04/14/2016
09 - WA-W Pechman,Marsha J. Senior 02/06/2016 O'Sullivan,Kathleen M. 04/14/2016
10 - CO Blackburn,Robert E. Senior 04/12/2016 Rodriguez,Regina M. 04/28/2016
10 - KS Vratil,Kathryn H. Senior 04/22/2014 Campbell,Terrence J. 01/28/2016
10 - OK-W Cauthron,Robin J. Senior 07/14/2015
10 - OK-W Russell,David L. Senior 07/07/2013 Mitchell,Suzanne 12/16/2015
10 - OK-W Friot,Stephen P. Senior 12/01/2014 Palk,Scott L. 12/16/2015
10 - UT Stewart,Brian T. Senior 09/01/2014 Russell,Ronald G. 12/16/2015
11 - AL-M Fuller,Mark E. Resigned 08/01/2015
11 - AL-M Thompson,Myron H. Senior 08/22/2013
11 - AL-N Smith Jr.,C. Lynwood Senior 08/31/2013
11 - AL-N Blackburn,Sharon Lovelace Senior 05/08/2015
11 - AL-S Granade,Callie V.S. Senior 03/07/2016
11 - CCA Dubina,Joel F. Senior 10/26/2013 Kallon,Abdul K. 02/11/2016
11 - FL-M Steele,John E. Senior 06/03/2015 Barksdale,Patricia D. 04/28/2016
11 - FL-M Conway,Anne C. Senior 08/01/2015 Jung,William F. 04/28/2016
11 - FL-N Hinkle,Robert L. Senior 11/07/2016
11 - FL-N Smoak,Richard Senior 12/31/2015 Lammens,Philip R. 04/28/2016
11 - FL-S Cohn,James I. Senior 08/05/2016
11 - FL-S Rosenbaum,Robin S. Elevated 05/12/2014 Flores,Mary Barzee 02/26/2015
11 - GA-M Royal,Charles Ashley Senior 09/01/2016
11 - GA-N Carnes,Julie E. Elevated 07/21/2014 Lopez,Dax Eric 07/30/2015
CL - Block,Lawrence J. Retired 01/08/2016
CL - Damich,Edward J. Senior 10/21/2013 Bonilla,Armando Omar 01/07/2015
CL - Firestone,Nancy B. Senior 10/21/2013 Firestone,Nancy B. 01/07/2015
CL - Bush,Lynn J. Senior 10/21/2013 Halkowski,Thomas L. 01/07/2015
CL - Hewitt,Emily C. Retired 10/21/2013 McCarthy,Patricia M. 01/07/2015
CL - Miller,George W. Retired 08/06/2013 Somers,Jeri Kaylene 01/07/2015
DC - DC Roberts,Richard W. Senior 03/16/2016 Edelman,Todd E. 04/28/2016
DC - DC Walton,Reggie B. Senior 12/31/2015 Pan,Florence Y. 04/28/2016
DC - DC Collyer,Rosemary M. Senior 05/18/2016 Qureshi,Abid Riaz 09/06/2016
IT - Pogue,Donald C. Senior 07/01/2014 Davidson,Jeanne E. 01/07/2015
IT - Eaton,Richard K. Senior 08/22/2014 Drake,Elizabeth J. 07/30/2015
SC - Scalia,Antonin Deceased 02/13/2016 Garland,Merrick B. 03/16/2016

Total Vacancies: 112

Total Nominees Pending: 59