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Judicial Vacancy List for September 2020

Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary

116th Congress

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Total Vacancies: 78

Total Nominees Pending: 48

Court Incumbent Vacancy Reason Vacancy Date Nominee Nomination Date
01 - MA O'Toole Jr.,George A. Senior 01/01/2018
01 - MA Woodlock,Douglas P. Senior 06/01/2015
02 - CT Thompson,Alvin W. Senior 08/31/2018 Jongbloed,Barbara Bailey 10/15/2019
02 - NY-E Irizarry,Dora L. Senior 01/26/2020
02 - NY-E Cogan,Brian M. Senior 06/12/2020
02 - NY-E Gleeson,John Resigned 03/09/2016 Gujarati,Diane 05/21/2019
02 - NY-E Bianco,Joseph F. Elevated 05/08/2019 Komatireddy,Saritha 05/04/2020
02 - NY-N Sharpe,Gary L. Senior 01/01/2016
02 - NY-S Forrest,Katherine B. Resigned 09/11/2018 Lan,Iris 05/04/2020
02 - NY-S Sullivan,Richard J. Elevated 10/11/2018 Rearden,Jennifer H. 05/04/2020
03 - NJ Hochberg,Faith S. Retired 03/06/2015
03 - NJ Kugler,Robert B. Senior 11/02/2018
03 - NJ Martini,William J. Senior 02/10/2015
03 - NJ Sheridan,Peter G. Senior 06/14/2018
03 - NJ Linares,Jose L. Retired 05/16/2019
03 - NJ Simandle,Jerome B. Senior 05/31/2017
03 - PA-E Stengel,Lawrence F. Retired 08/31/2018
03 - PA-W Phipps,Peter J. Elevated 07/16/2019 Wiegand,Christy Criswell 02/12/2020
04 - SC Wooten,Terry L. Senior 02/28/2019
04 - VA-E O'Grady,Liam Senior 05/01/2020
04 - VA-E Smith,Rebecca Beach Senior 08/01/2019 Young,Roderick C. 05/21/2020
04 - VA-W Conrad,Glen E. Senior 12/11/2017 Cullen,Thomas T. 02/04/2020
05 - MS-S Starrett,Keith Senior 04/30/2019 Johnson,Kristi Haskins 05/04/2020
05 - MS-S Guirola Jr.,Louis Senior 03/23/2018 McNeel,Taylor B. 07/02/2020
06 - KY-W Walker,Justin R. Elevated 06/18/2020
06 - MI-W Bell,Robert Holmes Senior 01/31/2017 Jarbou,Hala Y. 03/18/2020
06 - OH-N Boyko,Christopher A. Senior 01/06/2020 Calabrese,J. Philip 03/03/2020
06 - OH-N Zouhary,Jack Senior 07/01/2019 Knepp II,James Ray 03/03/2020
06 - OH-S Barrett,Michael R. Senior 02/15/2019 Newman,Michael Jay 03/03/2020
06 - TN-E Mattice Jr.,Harry S. Senior 03/10/2020
07 - IL-N Kapala,Frederick J. Senior 05/10/2019 Johnston,Iain D. 02/12/2020
07 - IL-N Castillo,Ruben Retired 09/27/2019 Valderrama,Franklin Ulyses 02/12/2020
07 - IL-S Herndon,David R. Retired 01/07/2019 Dugan,David W. 02/12/2020
07 - IL-S Reagan,Michael J. Retired 03/31/2019 McGlynn,Stephen P. 02/04/2020
07 - WI-E Griesbach,William C. Senior 12/31/2019
07 - WI-E Randa,Rudolph T. Senior 02/05/2016 Ludwig,Brett H. 03/03/2020
08 - MN Ericksen,Joan N. Senior 10/15/2019
09 - AZ Collins,Raner Senior 03/04/2019 Hinderaker,John Charles 12/02/2019
09 - CA-C Guilford,Andrew J. Senior 07/05/2019
09 - CA-C Selna,James V. Senior 03/03/2020
09 - CA-C Otero,S. James Senior 12/30/2018 Aenlle-Rocha,Fernando L. 01/09/2020
09 - CA-C Collins,Audrey B. Retired 08/01/2014 Blumenfeld,Jr.,Stanley 01/09/2020
09 - CA-C Pregerson,Dean D. Senior 01/28/2016 Holcomb,John W. 02/13/2020
09 - CA-C O'Connell,Beverly Reid Deceased 10/08/2017 Kim,Steve 02/13/2020
09 - CA-C Snyder,Christina A. Senior 11/23/2016 Leal,Sandy Nunes 02/13/2020
09 - CA-C Real,Manuel L. Senior 11/04/2018 Richmond,Rick Lloyd 02/13/2020
09 - CA-C Morrow,Margaret M. Senior 10/29/2015 Rosen,Jeremy Brooks 02/13/2020
09 - CA-C King,George H. Retired 01/06/2017 Scarsi,Mark C. 01/09/2020
09 - CA-E O'Neill,Lawrence J. Senior 02/02/2020 Arguelles,James P. 06/18/2020
09 - CA-E England Jr.,Morrison C. Senior 12/17/2019 Paloutzian,Dirk B. 05/21/2020
09 - CA-S Benitez,Roger T. Senior 12/31/2017 Braverman,Adam L. 02/13/2020
09 - CA-S Houston,John A. Senior 02/06/2018 Johnson,Knut Sveinbjorn 02/13/2020
09 - CA-S Moskowitz,Barry Ted Senior 01/23/2019 Matthews,R. Shireen 02/13/2020
09 - CA-S Anello,Michael M. Senior 10/31/2018 Pettit,Michelle M. 02/13/2020
09 - CA-S Huff,Marilyn L. Senior 09/30/2016 Robinson,Todd Wallace 02/13/2020
09 - NV Jones,Robert Clive Senior 02/01/2016
09 - NV Mahan,James C. Senior 06/29/2018 Togliatti,Jennifer P. 02/13/2020
09 - WA-W Robart,James L. Senior 06/28/2016
09 - WA-W Pechman,Marsha J. Senior 02/06/2016
09 - WA-W Lasnik,Robert S. Senior 01/27/2016
09 - WA-W Settle,Benjamin Hale Senior 01/01/2020
09 - WA-W Leighton,Ronald B. Senior 02/28/2019
10 - CO Krieger,Marcia S. Senior 03/03/2019
10 - KS Murguia,Carlos Resigned 04/01/2020 Crouse,Toby 05/21/2020
10 - NM Brack,Robert Senior 07/25/2018 Frederici III,Fred Joseph 06/18/2020
10 - NM Herrera,Judith C. Senior 07/01/2019 Saiz,Brenda M. 06/18/2020
11 - AL-M Brasher,Andrew Lynn Elevated 02/11/2020 LaCour Jr.,Edmund G. 06/02/2020
11 - FL-M Covington,Virginia M. Hernandez Senior 07/12/2020
11 - FL-S Moreno,Federico A. Senior 07/17/2020
11 - FL-S Marra,Kenneth A. Senior 08/01/2017 Cannon,Aileen Mercedes 05/21/2020
CL - Lettow,Charles Frederick Senior 07/13/2018 Davis,Kathryn C. 02/04/2020
CL - Wolski,Victor J. Senior 07/13/2018 Dietz,Thompson Michael 07/02/2020
CL - Damich,Edward J. Senior 10/21/2013 Epstein,David Z. 02/04/2020
CL - Block,Lawrence J. Retired 01/08/2016 Meyers,Edward Hulvey 01/06/2020
CL - Braden,Susan G. Senior 07/13/2018 Obermann,Grace Karaffa 01/09/2020
CL - Horn,Marian Blank Senior 03/09/2018 Schwartz,Stephen Sidney 01/09/2020
IT - Gordon,Leo M. Senior 03/22/2019
IT - Ridgway,Delissa A. Senior 01/31/2019 Vaden,Stephen A. 01/03/2020

Total Vacancies: 78

Total Nominees Pending: 48