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Judicial Vacancy List for May 2023

Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary

118th Congress

Last updated on

Total Vacancies: 80

Total Nominees Pending: 36

Court Incumbent Vacancy Reason Vacancy Date Nominee Nomination Date
01 - CCA Howard,Jeffrey R. Senior 03/31/2022 Delaney,Michael Arthur 01/31/2023
01 - CCA Lynch,Sandra L. Senior 12/31/2022 Rikelman,Julie 01/03/2023
01 - MA O'Toole Jr.,George A. Senior 01/01/2018 Joun,Myong J. 01/23/2023
01 - MA Young,William G. Senior 07/01/2021 Kobick,Julia E. 01/23/2023
02 - CT Merriam,Sarah A. L. Elevated 09/15/2022
02 - CT Underhill,Stefan R. Senior 11/01/2022
02 - NY-E Bianco,Joseph F. Elevated 05/08/2019 Choudhury,Nusrat Jahan 01/03/2023
02 - NY-E Kuntz II,William Francis Senior 01/01/2022 Merchant,Orelia Eleta 01/23/2023
02 - NY-E New Position* 02/01/2021 Merle,Natasha C. 01/03/2023
02 - NY-E Matsumoto,Kiyo A. Senior 07/23/2022 Reyes Jr.,Ramon Ernesto 01/23/2023
02 - NY-S Briccetti,Vincent L. Senior 04/21/2023
02 - NY-S Forrest,Katherine B. Resigned 09/11/2018 Ho,Dale E. 01/03/2023
02 - NY-W Geraci Jr.,Frank Paul Senior 04/01/2023
03 - NJ Hillman,Noel Lawrence Senior 04/04/2022 Farbiarz,Michael 01/03/2023
03 - NJ Wolfson,Freda L. Retired 02/01/2023 Kirsch,Robert 01/03/2023
03 - PA-E Rufe,Cynthia M. Senior 12/31/2021
03 - PA-M Jones III,John E. Retired 08/01/2021
03 - PA-M Mariani,Robert D. Senior 09/30/2022
04 - CCA Motz,Diana Gribbon Senior 09/30/2022
04 - MD Hazel,George Jarrod Resigned 02/24/2023 Hurson,Brendan Abell 03/21/2023
04 - MD Grimm,Paul W. Senior 12/11/2022 Maddox,Matthew James 03/21/2023
04 - SC Childs,J. Michelle Elevated 07/19/2022
05 - CCA Costa,Gregg Jeffrey Resigned 08/31/2022 Ramirez,Irma Carrillo 04/17/2023
05 - LA-E Feldman,Martin L. C. Deceased 01/26/2022
05 - LA-E Barbier,Carl J. Senior 01/01/2023 Papillion,Darrel James 03/21/2023
05 - LA-W Foote,Elizabeth E. Senior 01/21/2022
05 - LA-W Juneau,Michael Joseph Senior 02/01/2022
05 - MS-N Mills,Michael P. Senior 11/01/2021 Colom,Scott Winston 01/23/2023
05 - TX-S Hughes,Lynn N. Senior 02/12/2023
05 - TX-S Gilmore,Vanessa D. Retired 01/02/2022
05 - TX-W Yeakel III,Earl L. Retired 05/01/2023
05 - TX-W Montalvo,Frank Senior 12/01/2022
05 - TX-W Martinez,Philip R. Deceased 02/26/2021
06 - CCA Cole Jr.,Ransey Guy Senior 01/09/2023 Bloomekatz,Rachel 01/03/2023
06 - MI-E Drain,Gershwin A. Senior 08/13/2022
06 - MI-E Davis,Stephanie Dawkins Elevated 05/24/2022
06 - TN-W Fowlkes Jr.,John Thomas Senior 09/01/2022
07 - CCA Kanne,Michael S. Deceased 06/16/2022
07 - IL-N New Position* 12/05/2022 Cummings,Jeffrey Irvine 01/31/2023
07 - IL-N Feinerman,Gary Resigned 12/31/2022 Daniel,Jeremy C. 03/21/2023
07 - IL-N Norgle Sr.,Charles R. Senior 10/04/2022 Hunt,LaShonda A. 01/31/2023
07 - IN-N Springmann,Theresa Lazar Senior 01/23/2021
07 - WI-E Griesbach,William C. Senior 12/31/2019
08 - AR-W Holmes III,Paul Kinloch Senior 11/10/2021
08 - MO-E Fleissig,Audrey G. Senior 04/14/2023
08 - MO-E Sippel,Rodney W. Senior 01/28/2023
08 - NE Gerrard,John M. Senior 02/06/2023
08 - SD Viken,Jeffrey L. Senior 10/01/2021
09 - AK Burgess,Timothy Senior 12/31/2021
09 - CA-C Kronstadt,John A. Senior 04/01/2022 Almadani,Monica Ramirez 01/23/2023
09 - CA-C Phillips,Virginia Anne Senior 02/14/2022 Hsu,Wesley L. 01/23/2023
09 - CA-C O'Connell,Beverly Reid Deceased 10/08/2017 Kato,Kenly Kiya 01/03/2023
09 - CA-C Morrow,Margaret M. Senior 10/29/2015 Vera,Hernan D. 01/03/2023
09 - CA-N Chen,Edward M. Senior 05/17/2022 Lin,Rita F. 01/23/2023
09 - CA-N Koh,Lucy H. Elevated 12/13/2021 Pitts,P. Casey 01/23/2023
09 - CA-S Hayes,William Q. Senior 08/01/2021 Gaston,Marian F. 01/23/2023
09 - ID Winmill,B. Lynn Senior 08/16/2021 Brailsford,Amanda K. 01/31/2023
09 - WA-E Mendoza Jr.,Salvador Elevated 09/12/2022 Bjelkengren,Charnelle 01/23/2023
09 - WA-W Settle,Benjamin Hale Senior 01/01/2020 Cartwright,Tiffany M. 01/03/2023
09 - WA-W Martinez,Ricardo S. Senior 09/05/2022 Evanson,Kymberly Kathryn 01/23/2023
10 - CCA Briscoe,Mary Beck Senior 03/15/2021
10 - KS Robinson,Julie A. Senior 01/14/2022 Wamble,Jabari Brooks 02/27/2023
10 - OK-N Dowdell,John E. Senior 06/21/2021
10 - OK-N Eagan,Claire V. Senior 10/01/2022
10 - UT Nuffer,David O. Senior 04/02/2022
10 - WY Freudenthal,Nancy D. Senior 06/01/2022
11 - AL-M Brasher,Andrew Lynn Elevated 02/11/2020
11 - AL-N Kallon,Abdul K. Resigned 08/31/2022
11 - CCA Martin,Beverly B. Retired 09/30/2021 Abudu,Nancy G. 01/03/2023
11 - FL-M Dalton Jr.,Roy Bale Senior 07/09/2022
11 - FL-S Cooke,Marcia G. Senior 07/15/2022
11 - FL-S Ungaro,Ursula Senior 05/02/2021
11 - FL-S Moreno,Federico A. Senior 07/17/2020
CL - Griggsby,Lydia Kay Elevated 06/16/2021
CL - Braden,Susan G. Senior 07/13/2018 Silfen,Molly R. 02/27/2023
DC - CCA Rogers,Judith W. Senior 09/01/2022 Garcia,Bradley N. 01/03/2023
DC - DC Jackson,Amy Berman Senior 05/01/2023
DC - DC Pan,Florence Y. Elevated 09/20/2022 Edelman,Todd E. 01/23/2023
IT - Stanceu,Timothy C. Senior 04/05/2021
IT - Gordon,Leo M. Senior 03/22/2019