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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

Update as of

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 385 717 0
05 - LA-E Vance,Sarah S. Senior 01/16/2024 370 717 0
05 - LA-E Africk,Lance M. Senior 10/01/2024 111 717 0
05 - MS-N Mills,Michael P. Senior 11/01/2021 1176 438 0
05 - TX-N Lynn,Barbara M. G. Senior 05/15/2023 616 542 0
05 - TX-S Hughes,Lynn N. Senior 02/12/2023 708 567 0
05 - TX-S Alvarez,Micaela Senior 06/08/2023 592 567 0
05 - TX-W Guaderrama,David C. Senior 05/27/2023 604 773 0
05 - TX-W Yeakel III,Earl L. Retired 05/01/2023 630 773 0
07 - IN-S Magnus-Stinson,Jane E. Senior 07/01/2024 203 618 0
08 - MO-E Fleissig,Audrey G. Senior 04/14/2023 647 419 0
08 - MO-E Ross,John Andrew Senior 06/09/2023 591 419 0
08 - MO-E Sippel,Rodney W. Senior 01/28/2023 723 419 0
08 - MO-E White,Ronnie L. Retired 07/31/2024 173 419 0
09 - AK Burgess,Timothy Senior 12/31/2021 1116 218 0
09 - AK Kindred,Joshua M. Resigned 07/08/2024 196 218 0
09 - CA-S Hayes,William Q. Senior 08/01/2021 1268 454 0
11 - FL-M Corrigan,Timothy J. Senior 11/02/2024 79 668 0
11 - FL-M Edwards-Honeywell,Charlene Senior 12/04/2023 413 668 0
11 - FL-M Davis,Brian J. Senior 12/30/2023 387 668 0
11 - FL-S Scola Jr.,Robert N. Senior 10/31/2023 447 1085 0

Authorized Judgeships

Court of appeals and district court judgeships are created by legislation enacted by Congress. View the history of congressionally authorized federal judgeships from 1789 to present.