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Judicial Vacancy List for December 2022

Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary

117th Congress

Last updated on

Total Vacancies: 89

Total Nominees Pending: 45

Court Incumbent Vacancy Reason Vacancy Date Nominee Nomination Date
01 - CCA Howard,Jeffrey R. Senior 03/31/2022
01 - MA Hillman,Timothy S. Senior 07/01/2022 Guzman,Margaret R. 07/13/2022
01 - MA O'Toole Jr.,George A. Senior 01/01/2018 Joun,Myong J. 08/01/2022
01 - MA Young,William G. Senior 07/01/2021 Kobick,Julia E. 08/01/2022
01 - PR Cerezo,Carmen Consuelo Retired 02/28/2021 Mendez-Miro,Gina R. 06/15/2022
01 - PR Besosa,Francisco Augusto Senior 01/01/2022 Velez-Rive,Camille L. 06/15/2022
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 01/19/2022
02 - NY-E Kuntz II,William Francis Senior 01/01/2022 Merchant,Orelia Eleta 09/06/2022
02 - NY-E New Position* 02/01/2021 Merle,Natasha C. 01/19/2022
02 - NY-E Matsumoto,Kiyo A. Senior 07/23/2022 Reyes Jr.,Ramon Ernesto 09/06/2022
02 - NY-N Sharpe,Gary L. Senior 01/01/2016 Nardacci,Anne M. 05/19/2022
02 - NY-S McMahon,Colleen Senior 04/10/2021 Clarke,Jessica G. L. 12/15/2021
02 - NY-S Forrest,Katherine B. Resigned 09/11/2018 Ho,Dale E. 01/04/2022
02 - NY-S Nathan,Alison J. Elevated 03/23/2022 Subramanian,Arun 09/06/2022
03 - CCA Smith,D. Brooks Senior 12/04/2021 Chung,Cindy K. 07/12/2022
03 - NJ Hillman,Noel Lawrence Senior 04/04/2022
03 - PA-E Rufe,Cynthia M. Senior 12/31/2021
03 - PA-E Tucker,Petrese B. Senior 06/01/2021 Hodge,Kelley Brisbon 07/12/2022
03 - PA-E Stengel,Lawrence F. Retired 08/31/2018 Murphy,John Frank 07/12/2022
03 - PA-E Savage,Timothy J. Senior 03/01/2021 Perez,Mia Roberts 07/12/2022
03 - PA-E Jones II,C. Darnell Senior 03/15/2021 Scott,Kai N. 07/12/2022
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 - CCA Floyd,Henry F. Senior 12/31/2021 Benjamin,DeAndrea Gist 09/06/2022
04 - SC Childs,J. Michelle Elevated 07/19/2022
04 - VA-E Jackson,Raymond Alvin Senior 11/23/2021 Walker,Jamar K. 07/13/2022
04 - VA-W Jones,James P. Senior 08/30/2021 Ballou,Robert Stewart 07/13/2022
05 - CCA Costa,Gregg Jeffrey Resigned 08/31/2022
05 - LA-E Feldman,Martin L. C. Deceased 01/26/2022
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 11/15/2022
05 - TX-S Gilmore,Vanessa D. Retired 01/02/2022
05 - TX-W Montalvo,Frank Senior 12/01/2022
05 - TX-W Martinez,Philip R. Deceased 02/26/2021
06 - MI-E Davis,Stephanie Dawkins Elevated 05/24/2022
06 - MI-E Drain,Gershwin A. Senior 08/13/2022
06 - MI-E Lawson,David M. Senior 08/06/2021 Behm,Frances Kay 07/11/2022
06 - MI-E Hood,Denise Page Senior 05/01/2022 Grey,Jonathan James Canada 09/06/2022
06 - OH-S Black,Timothy S. Senior 05/18/2022 Hopkins,Jeffrey Paul 08/01/2022
06 - TN-W Fowlkes Jr.,John Thomas Senior 09/01/2022
07 - CCA Kanne,Michael S. Deceased 06/16/2022
07 - IL-N Norgle Sr.,Charles R. Senior 10/04/2022
07 - IN-N Springmann,Theresa Lazar Senior 01/23/2021
07 - WI-E Griesbach,William C. Senior 12/31/2019 Pocan,William S. 12/15/2021
08 - AR-W Holmes III,Paul Kinloch Senior 11/10/2021
08 - MN Nelson,Susan Richard Senior 12/31/2021 Blackwell,Jerry W. 06/15/2022
08 - SD Viken,Jeffrey L. Senior 10/01/2021
09 - AK Burgess,Timothy Senior 12/31/2021
09 - CA-C Phillips,Virginia Anne Senior 02/14/2022
09 - CA-C Kronstadt,John A. Senior 04/01/2022
09 - CA-C O'Connell,Beverly Reid Deceased 10/08/2017 Kato,Kenly Kiya 12/15/2021
09 - CA-C Morrow,Margaret M. Senior 10/29/2015 Vera,Hernan D. 01/04/2022
09 - CA-E Mendez,John A. Senior 04/17/2022 Calabretta,Daniel J. 08/01/2022
09 - CA-N Chen,Edward M. Senior 05/17/2022 Lin,Rita F. 08/01/2022
09 - CA-N White,Jeffrey Steven Senior 02/01/2021 Martinez-Olguin,Araceli 08/01/2022
09 - CA-N Koh,Lucy H. Elevated 12/13/2021 Pitts,P. Casey 09/06/2022
09 - CA-S Hayes,William Q. Senior 08/01/2021
09 - CA-S Burns,Larry A. Senior 01/22/2021 Schopler,Andrew G. 07/14/2022
09 - CA-S Battaglia,Anthony J. Senior 03/31/2021 Simmons Jr.,James Edward 07/14/2022
09 - ID Winmill,B. Lynn Senior 08/16/2021
09 - OR Mosman,Michael W. Senior 12/27/2021 Nelson,Adrienne C. 07/14/2022
09 - WA-E Mendoza Jr.,Salvador Elevated 09/12/2022 Bjelkengren,Charnelle 09/19/2022
09 - WA-W Settle,Benjamin Hale Senior 01/01/2020 Cartwright,Tiffany M. 01/19/2022
09 - WA-W Martinez,Ricardo S. Senior 09/05/2022 Evanson,Kymberly Kathryn 07/13/2022
09 - WA-W Jones,Richard A. Senior 09/05/2022 Whitehead,Jamal N. 07/13/2022
10 - CCA Briscoe,Mary Beck Senior 03/15/2021 Wamble,Jabari Brooks 09/06/2022
10 - KS Robinson,Julie A. Senior 01/14/2022
10 - NM Herrera,Judith C. Senior 07/01/2019 Garcia,Matthew L. 07/14/2022
10 - OK-N Eagan,Claire V. Senior 10/01/2022
10 - OK-N Dowdell,John E. Senior 06/21/2021
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. 01/10/2022
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
DC - CCA Rogers,Judith W. Senior 09/01/2022 Garcia,Bradley N. 06/15/2022
DC - DC Pan,Florence Y. Elevated 09/20/2022 Edelman,Todd E. 09/27/2022
IT - Stanceu,Timothy C. Senior 04/05/2021
IT - Gordon,Leo M. Senior 03/22/2019