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Judicial Emergencies

Find current federal judiciary judicial vacancies that the Judicial Conference has deemed as judicial emergencies and an explanation of what is a judicial emergency.

*Adjusted Filings per Panel and Weighted Filings per Judgeship are Calendar Year Data

Beginning with calendar year 2015, weighted filings are based on the new district court case weights approved by the Judicial Conference in March 2016.

The new weighted filings definition may affect whether specific vacancies qualify as judicial emergencies. Read about how a judicial emergency is defined.

Judicial Emergencies

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Total Emergencies: 21

Court Vacancy Created By Reason Vacancy Date Days Pending Weighted Filings per Judgeship * Adjusted Filings per Panel *
05 - LA-E Fallon,Eldon E. Senior 01/01/2024 396 717 0
05 - LA-E Vance,Sarah S. Senior 01/16/2024 381 717 0
05 - LA-E Africk,Lance M. Senior 10/01/2024 122 717 0
05 - MS-N Mills,Michael P. Senior 11/01/2021 1187 438 0
05 - TX-N Lynn,Barbara M. G. Senior 05/15/2023 627 542 0
05 - TX-S Hughes,Lynn N. Senior 02/12/2023 719 567 0
05 - TX-S Alvarez,Micaela Senior 06/08/2023 603 567 0
05 - TX-W Yeakel III,Earl L. Retired 05/01/2023 641 773 0
05 - TX-W Guaderrama,David C. Senior 05/27/2023 615 773 0
07 - IN-S Magnus-Stinson,Jane E. Senior 07/01/2024 214 618 0
08 - MO-E Sippel,Rodney W. Senior 01/28/2023 734 419 0
08 - MO-E Fleissig,Audrey G. Senior 04/14/2023 658 419 0
08 - MO-E White,Ronnie L. Retired 07/31/2024 184 419 0
08 - MO-E Ross,John Andrew Senior 06/09/2023 602 419 0
09 - AK Kindred,Joshua M. Resigned 07/08/2024 207 218 0
09 - AK Burgess,Timothy Senior 12/31/2021 1127 218 0
09 - CA-S Hayes,William Q. Senior 08/01/2021 1279 454 0
11 - FL-M Davis,Brian J. Senior 12/30/2023 398 668 0
11 - FL-M Edwards-Honeywell,Charlene Senior 12/04/2023 424 668 0
11 - FL-M Corrigan,Timothy J. Senior 11/02/2024 90 668 0
11 - FL-S Scola Jr.,Robert N. Senior 10/31/2023 458 1085 0

Total Emergencies: 21

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