Judicial Confirmations
This section lists judicial confirmations by the Senate in the 118th Congress (2023-24) and 117th Congress (2021-22).
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Confirmations (or rejections) are included here within 24 hours of the Senate vote.
Masterlist of confirmations, with vote given in parentheses:
April 10, 2024
Ann Marie McIff Allen (100-to-0)
District of Utah. Nominated 1/10/24.
April 9, 2024
Susan M. Bazis (78-to-21)
District of Nebraska. Nominated 1/10/24.
Robert J. White (58-to-42)
Eastern District of Michigan. Nominated 2/3/24.
March 22, 2024
Ernest Gonzalez (88-to-7)
Western District of Texas. Nominated 1/10/24.
Leon Schydlower (90-to-8)
Western District of Texas. Nominated 1/10/24.
March 20, 2024
Edward S. Kiel (50-to-49)
District of New Jersey. Nominated 10/4/23.
Eumi K. Lee ( 50-to-49 )
Northern District of California. Nominated 7/27/23.
March 19, 2024
Nicole G. Berner (50-to-47)
Fourth Circuit. Nominated 11/27/23.
March 12, 2024
Melissa R. DuBose (51-to-47)
District of Rhode Island. Nominated 2/3/24.
Sunil R. Harjani (53-to-46)
Northern District of Illinois. Nominated 2/3/24.
Jasmine Hyejung Yoon (55-to-41)
Western District of Virginia. Nominated 2/3/24.
February 28, 2024
Melissa Damian (77-to-20)
Southern District of Florida. Nominated 11/8/23.
Julie Simone Sneed (54-to-44)
Middle District of Florida. Nominated 11/6/23.
February 27, 2024
Jacqueline Becerra (56-to-40)
Southern District of Florida. Nominated 11/6/23.
David Seymour Leibowitz (64-to-33)
Southern District of Florida. Nominated 11/6/23.
February 6, 2024
Amy M. Baggio (54-to-44)
District of Oregon. Nominated 11/27/24.
February 5, 2024
Joseph Albert Laroski Jr. (76-to-0)
Court of Int’l Trade. Nominated 7/11/23.
February 1, 2024
Lisa W. Wang (53-to-42)
Court of Int’l Trade. Nominated 7/11/23.
January 31, 2024
Karoline Mehalchick (50-to-49)
Middle District of Pennsylvania. Nominated 7/11/23.
Kirk E. Sherriff (54-to-45)
Eastern District of California. Nominated 11/5/23.
January 30, 2024
Joshua P. Kolar (66-to-25)
Seventh Circuit. Nominated 7/27/23.
January 25, 2024
Gretchen S. Lund (87-to-6)
Northern District of Indiana. Nominated 11/27/23.
January 24, 2024
Jacqueline D. Austin (80-to-17)
District of South Carolina. Nominated 11/6/23.
Cristal C. Brisco (67-to-32)
Northern District of Indiana. Nominated 11/27/23.
January 10, 2024
S. Cato Crews (51-to-48)
District of Colorado. Nominated 2/28/23.
January 9, 2024
John A. Kazen (73-to-15)
Southern District of Texas. Nominated 9/11/23.
December 14. 2023
Jerry Edwards Jr. (66-to-24)
Western District of Louisiana. Nominated 6/8/23
Brandon S. Long (64-to-22)
Eastern District of Louisiana. Nominated 6/8/23
December 11, 2023
Richard E. N. Federico (61-to-29)
Tenth Circuit. Nominated 7/27/23.
December 5, 2023
Loren L. AliKhan (50-to-50)
District of Columbia. Nominated 5/4/23.
December 4, 2023
Irma Carrillo Ramirez (80-to-12)
Fifth Circuit. Nominated 4/17/23.
November 30, 2023
Shanlyn A.S. Park (53-to-44)
District of Hawaii. Nominated 9/27/23.
November 29, 2023
Jeffrey M. Bryan (49-to-46)
District of Minnesota. Nominated 7/27/23.
Margaret M. Garnett (49-to-46)
Southern District of New York. Nominated 7/11/23.
Jamel Semper (54-to-44)
District of New Jersey. Nominated 9/18/23.
Micah W.J. Smith (57-to-41)
District of Hawaii. Nominated 9/11/23.
November 13, 2023
Ana de Alba (48-to-43)
Ninth Circuit. Nominated 4/17/23
November 9, 2023
Monica Ramirez Almadani (51-to-44)
Central District of California. Nominated 1/23/23.
Brandy R. McMillion (53-to-42)
Eastern District of Michigan. Nominated 7/11/23.
November 8, 2023
Ramon Ernesto Reyes Jr. (51-to-48)
Eastern District of New York. Nominated 1/23/23.
November 7, 2023
Kenly Kiya Kato
Central District of California. Nominated 1/3/23.
Julia E. Kobick (52-to-46)
District of Massachusetts. Nominated 1/23/23.
October 31, 2023
Matthew James Maddox (55-to-42)
District of Maryland. Nominated 3/21/23.
October 17, 2023
Jennifer L. Hall (67-to-29)
District of Delaware. Nominated 7/11/23.
Julia Kathleen Munley (52-to-45)
Middle District of Pennsylvania. Nominated 5/4/23.
October 4, 2023
Susan Kim DeClercq (52-to-42)
Eastern District of Michigan. Nominated 5/4/23.
Brendan Abell Hurson (53-to-44)
District of Maryland. Nominated 3/21/23.
September 19, 2023
Rita F. Lin (52-to-45)
Northern District of California. Nominated 1/23/23.
Vernon D. Oliver (53-to-44)
District of Connecticut. Nominated 5/4/23.
September 12, 2023
Jeffrey I. Cummings (50-to-45)
Northern District of Illinois. Nominated 1/31/23.
July 18, 2023
Rachel Bloomekatz
Sixth Circuit. Nominated 1/3/23.
July 12, 2023
Tiffany M. Cartwright (50-to-47)
Western District of Washington. Nominated 1/3/23.
Myong J. Joun (52-to-46)
District of Massachusetts. Nominated 1/23/23.
July 11, 2023
Kymberly Kathryn Evanson (50-to-42)
Western District of Washington. Nominated 1/23/23
June 21, 2023
Natasha C. Merle (50-to-49)
Eastern District of New York. Nominated 1/3/23.
June 20, 2023
Julie Rikelman (51-to-43)
First Circuit. Nominated 1/3/23.
June 15, 2023
Nusrat Jahan Choudhury (50-to-49)
Eastern District of New York. Nominated 1/3/23.
June 14, 2023
Dale E. Ho (50-to-49)
Southern District of New York. Nominated 1/3/23.
P. Casey Pitts (53-to-46)
Northern District of California. Nominated 1/23/23.
June 13, 2023
Hernán D. Vera (51-to-48)
Central District of California. Nominated 1/3/23.
May 30, 2023
Darrel J. Papillion (59-to-31)
Eastern District of Louisiana. Nominated 3/21/23.
May 18, 2023
Nancy G. Abudu (49-to-47)
Eleventh Circuit. Nominated 1/3/23.
May 17, 2023
Jeremy C. Daniel (56-to-40)
Northern District of Illinois. Nominated 3/21/23.
May 15, 2023
Bradley N. Garcia (53-to-40)
D.C. Circuit. Nominated 1/3/23.
May 4, 2023
Amanda K. Brailsford (voice vote)
District of Idaho. Nominated 1/31/23.
LaShonda A. Hunt (56-to-41)
Northern District of Illinois. Nominated 1/31/23.
May 3, 2023
Wesley L. Hsu (53-to-43)
Central District of California. Nominated 1/23/23.
Orelia E. Merchant (51-to-48)
Eastern District of New York. Nominated 1/23/23.
May 2, 2023
Michael Farbiarz (65-to-34)
District of New Jersey. Nominated 1/3/23.
Robert Kirsch (57-to-42)
District of New Jersey. Nominated 1/3/23.
May 1, 2023
Anthony D. Johnstone (49-to-45)
Ninth Circuit. Nominated 1/3/23.
March 29, 2023
Matthew P. Brookman (voice vote)
Southern District of Indiana. Nominated 1/3/23.
March 22, 2023
Gordon P. Gallagher (53-to-43)
District of Colorado. Nominated 1/23/23.
March 16, 2023
Jessica G.L. Clarke (48-to-43)
Southern District of New York. Nominated 1/3/23.
March 9, 2023
Maria Araujo Kahn (51-to-42)
Second Circuit. Nominated 1/3/23.
James E. Simmons Jr. (51-to-43)
Southern District of California. Nominated 1/23/23.
March 7, 2023
Robert S. Ballou (59-to-37)
Western District of Virginia. Nominated 1/23/23.
Andrew G. Schopler (56-to-39)
Southern District of California. Nominated 1/23/23.
Arun Subramanian (59-to-37)
Southern District of New York. Nominated 1/23/23.
March 2, 2023
Jonathan James Canada Grey (49-to-42)
Eastern District of Michigan. Nominated 1/23/23.
Colleen R. Lawless (51-to-41)
Central District of Illinois. Nominated 1/23/23.
March 1, 2023
Margaret R. Guzman (49-to-48)
District of Massachusetts. Nominated 1/3/23
February 28, 2023
Araceli Martinez-Olguin (49-to-48)
Northern District of California. Nominated 1/3/28.
Jamar K. Walker (52-to-41)
Eastern District of Virginia. Nominated 1/3/23.
Jamal N. Whitehead (5x1-to-43)
Western District of Washington. Nominated 1/3/23.
February 16, 2023
Daniel J. Calabretta (51-to-45)
Eastern District of California. Nominated 1/3/23.
February 15, 2023
Adrienne C. Nelson (52-to-46)
District of Oregon. Nominated 13/23.
Ana C. Reyes (51-to-47)
District of Columbia. Nominated 1/3/23.
February 14, 2023
Matthew L. Garcia (53-to-46)
District of New Mexico. Nominated 1/3/23.
Lindsay C. Jenkins (59-to-40)
Northern District of Illinois. Nominated 1/3/23.
Gina Mendez-Miro (54-to-45)
District of Puerto Rico. Nominated 1/3/23.
February 13, 2023
Cindy K. Chung (50-to-44)
Third Circuit. Nominated 1/3/23.
February 9, 2023
DeAndrea Gist Benjamin (53-to-44)
Fourth Circuit. Nominated 1/3/23.
December 13, 2022
Dana M. Douglas (65-to-31)
Fifth Circuit. Nominated 6/15/22.
December 12, 2022
Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves (53-to-35)
Third Circuit. Nominated 7/11/22.
December 8, 2022
Jeffery P. Hopkins (64-to-32)
Southern District of Ohio. Nominated 8/1/22.
December 7, 2022
Jerry W. Blackwell (51-to-43)
District of Minnesota. Nominated 6/15/22.
John F. Murphy (63-to-28)
Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Nominated 7/1/22.
Mia Roberts Perez (52-to-43)
Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Nominated 7/12/22.
Kai N. Scott (50-to-42)
Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Nominated 7/12/22.
December 6, 2022
Frances Kay Behm (49-to-47)
Eastern District of Michigan. Nominated 7/11/22.
Kelley Brisbon Hodge (52-to-44)
Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Nominated 7/12/22.
December 5, 2022
Doris L. Pryor (60-to-31)
Seventh Circuit. Nominated 5/25/22.
November 30, 2022
Anne M. Nardacci (52-to-44)
Northern District of New York. Nominated 5/19/22.
Camille Vélez-Rivé (55-to-42)
District of Puerto Rico. Nominated 6/15/22.
November 15, 2022
Maria del R. Antongiorgi-Jordán (55-to-43)
District of Puerto Rico. Nominated 6/15/22.
September 29, 2022
Arianna J. Freeman (50-to-47)
Third Circuit. Nominated 1/19/22.
September 20, 2022
Florence Y. Pan (52-to-42)
District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated 5/25/22.
September 15, 2022
Sarah A. L. Merriam (53-to-44)
Second Circuit. Nominated 5/19/22.
September 14, 2022
Lara E. Montecalvo (52-to-47)
First Circuit. Nominated 5/19/22.
September 12, 2022
Salvador Mendoza Jr. (46-to-40)
Ninth Circuit. Nominated 4/25/22.
September 8, 2022
Andre B. Mathis (48-to-47)
Sixth Circuit. Nominated 11/18/21.
Jennifer H. Rearden (voice vote)
Southern District of New York. Nominated 1/19/22.
September 7, 2022
John Z. Lee (50-to-44)
Seventh Circuit. Nominated 4/25/22.
August 4, 2022
Roopali H. Desai (67-to-29)
Ninth Circuit. Nominated 6/15/22.
August 2, 2022
Elizabeth Wilson Hanes (59-to-37)
Eastern District of Virginia. Nominated 5/19/22.
July 20, 2022
Gregory Brian Williams (52-to-43)
District of Delaware. Nominated 4/25/22.
July 19, 2022:
Julianna Michelle Childs (64-to-36)
DC Circuit. Nominated 1/10/22.
Nancy L. Maldonado (53-to-45)
Northern District of Illinois. Nominated 4/25/22.
Nina Nin-Yuen Wang (58-to-36)
District of Colorado. Nominated 1/19/22.
July 14, 2022
Stephen Henley Locher (voice vote)
Southern District of Iowa. Nominated 4/25/22.
June 21, 2022
Ana Isabel de Alba (53-to-45)
Eastern District of California. Nominated 1/19/22.
June 9, 2022
Robert Steven Huie (51-to-46)
Southern District of California. Nominated 1/19/22.
June 8, 2022
Nina Morrison (53-to-46)
Eastern District of New York. Nominated 12/15/21
May 25, 2022
Evelyn Padin (51-to-43)
District of New Jersey. Nominated 12/15/21.
Charlotte N. Sweeney (48-to-46)
District of Colorado. Nominated 8/5/21.
May 24, 2022
Stephanie Dawkins Davis (49-to-43)
Sixth Circuit. Nominated 2/2/22.
May 18, 2022
Jennifer Louise Rochon (51-to-47)
Southern District of New York. Nominated 12/15/21.
Sunshine Suzanne Sykes (51-to-45)
Central District of California. Nominated 12/15/21.
Trina L. Thompson (51-to-44)
Northern District of California. Nominated 11/3/21.
April 27, 2022
Sherilyn Peace Garnett (62-to-33)
Central District of California. Nominated 12/15/21.
April 7, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson (53-to-47)
U.S. Supreme Court. Nominated 2/28/22.
March 31, 2022
Georgette Castner (52-to-47)
District of New Jersey. Nominated 11/3/21.
Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty (52-to-48)
Northern District of Georgia. Nominated 9/30/21.
March 23, 2022
John H. Chun (49-to-47)
Western District of Washington. Nominated 9/30/21.
Hector Gonzalez (52-to-45)
Eastern District of New York. Nominated 12/15/21.
Alison J. Nathan (49-to-47)
Second Circuit. Nominated 11/18/21.
Julie Rebecca Rubin (51-to-46)
District of Maryland. Nominated 11/3/21.
Cristina D. Silva (50-to-46)
District of Nevada. Nominated 11/3/21.
Anne Rachel Traum (49-to-47)
District of Nevada. Nominated 11/3/21.
March 22, 2022
Victoria M. Calvert (50-to-46)
Northern District of Georgia. Nominated 9/30/21.
Ruth Bermudez Montenegro (55-to-41)
Southern District of California. Nominated 11/3/21.
March 17, 2022
Jacqueline Scott Corley (63-to-36)
Northern District of California. Nominated 11/3/21.
Fred W. Slaughter (57-to-41)
Central District of California. Nominated 12/15/21.
February 9, 2022
Leonard Philip Stark (61-to-35)
Federal Circuit. Nominated 11/3/21.
February 1, 2022
Bridget M. Brennan (60-to-36)
Northern District of Ohio. Nominated 9/30/21.
Charles E, Fleming (56-to-42)
Northern District of Ohio. Nominated 9/30/21.
David A. Ruiz (62-to-35)
Northern District of Ohio. Nominated 9/30/21.
January 20, 2022
Holly A. Thomas (48-to-40)
Ninth Circuit, Nominated 9/20/21.
January 12, 2022
Gabriel P. Sanchez (52-to-47)
Ninth Circuit. Nominated 9/20/21.
December 17, 2021
Jane M. Beckering (45-to-25)
Western District of Michigan. Nominated 7/13/21.
Mary Katherine Dimke (47-to-23)
Eastern District of Washington. Nominated 8/5/21.
Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong (46-to-24)
Central District of California. Nominated 9/2021.
Shalina D. Kumar (44-to-25)
Eastern District of Michigan. Nominated 7/13/21.
Linda Lopez (48-to-25)
Southern District of California. Nominated 9/30/21.
Katherine Marie Menendez (49-to-21)
District of Minnesota. Nominated 9/20/21.
Jinsook Ohta (47-to-24)
Southern District of California. Nominated 9/30/21.
Jennifer L. Thurston (48-to-24)
Eastern District of California. Nominated 9/20/21.
David Herrera Urias (45-to-26)
District of New Mexico. Nominated 9/20/21.
December 15, 2021
Samantha D. Elliott (62-to-37)
District of New Hampshire. Nominated 9/30/21.
Jennifer Sung (50-to-49)
Ninth Circuit. Nominated 7/13/21.
December 13, 2021
Lucy H. Koh (50-to-45)
Ninth Circuit. Nominated 9/20/21.
November 1, 2021
Toby J. Heytens (53-to-43)
Fourth Circuit. Nominated 7/13/21.
Beth Robinson (51-to-45)
Second Circuit. Nominated 8/5/21.
October 28, 2021
Omar A. Williams (52-to-46)
District of Connecticut. Nominated 6/15/21.
October 27, 2021
Michael S. Nachmanoff (52-to-46)
Eastern District of Virginia. Nominated 7/13/21.
Sarala Vidya Nagala (52-to-46)
District of Connecticut. Nominated 6/15/21.
October 26, 2021
Jia M. Cobb (52-to-45)
District of Columbia. Nominated 6/15/21.
Patricia Tolliver Giles (68-to-27)
Eastern District of Virginia. Nominated 7/13/21.
Karen McGlashan Williams (56-to-38)
District of New Jersey. Nominated 5/12/21.
October 25, 2021
Myrna Pérez (48-to-43)
Second Circuit. Nominated 6/15/21.
October 21, 2021
Tana Lin (52-to-45)
Western District of Washington. Nominated 4/29/21.
October 19, 2021
Christine P. O'Hearn (53-to-44)
District of New Jersey. Nominated 4/29/21.
October 18, 2021
Gustavo A. Gelpi (52-to-41)
First Circuit. Nominated 5/12/21.
October 6, 2021
Sarah A.L. Merriam (54-to-46)
District of Connecticut. Nominated 6/15/21.
October 5, 2021
Lauren J. King (55-to-44)
Western District of Washington. Nominated 5/12/21.
September 23, 2021
Florence Y. Pan (68-to-30)
District of Columbia. Nominated 6/15/21
September 21, 2021
Margaret Irene Strickland (52-to-45)
District of New Mexico. Nominated 4/19/21.
September 20, 2021
Veronica S. Rossman (50-to-42)
Tenth Circuit. Nominated 5/12/21.
September 14, 2021
David G. Estudillo (54-to-41)
Western District of Washington. Nominated 4/29/21.
Angel Kelley (50-to-47)
District of Massachusetts. Nominated 5/12/21.
August 7, 2021
Eunice C. Lee (50-to-47)
Second Circuit. Nominated 5/12/21.
July 19, 2021
Tiffany P. Cunningham (63-to-33)
Federal Circuit. Nominated 4/19/21.
June 24, 2021
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi (53-to-40)
Seventh Circuit. Nominated 4/19/21.
June 23, 2021
Deborah L. Boardman (52-to-48)
District of Maryland. Nominated 4/19/21.
June 16, 2021
Lydia Kay Griggsby (59-to-39)
District of Maryland. Nominated 4/19/21.
June 14, 2021
Ketanji Brown Jackson (53-to-44)
DC Circuit. Nominated 4/19/21.
June 10, 2021
Zahid N. Quraishi (81-to-16)
District of New Jersey. Nominated 4/19/21.
June 8, 2021
Julien Xavier Neals (66-to-33)
District of New Jersey. Nominated 4/19/21.
Regina Rodriguez (72-to-28)
District of Colorado. Nominated 4/19/21.
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