Judicial Selection Project 
Federal Judgeships
District Courts: 686
Circuit Courts: 179
Supreme Court: 9		 Vacancies
District Courts: 90
Circuit Courts: 18

*current and upcoming

 Nominees
District Courts: 19
Circuit Courts: 6

Updated: 4/11/2013, 12:56 p.m


 

We produce and constantly update in-depth fact sheets on the federal judiciary, detailing vacancies, nominations, and trends. Download the latest.

Judicial Selection Snapshot: An overview of the current state of the judiciary and the confirmation process. Download now.

Pending Nominees: A look at the status of current nominations. Download now.

Vacancies without Nominees: Description of judicial vacancies without nominees, along with information on the date of and reason for the vacancy. Download now.

NEW - Judicial Emergency Maps: An overview of vacancies that are also Judicial Emergencies.  Download now.

Judicial Selection Calendar: A timeline of scheduled and possible Senate action on vacancies and nominees. Download now.

The State of the Judiciary: The Judicial Selection Project’s latest comprehensive report on vacancies and nominations during the Obama presidency. Learn more.

Senate Rules Reform and Republican Obstruction of Judicial Nominees.  This report documents why breaking the judicial nominee logjam requires changing the way the Senate does business. Download now.



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Everyone concerned with justice and the rule of law in America should carefully read the reports about the state of the judiciary from the widely respected Alliance For Justice, which detail the large number of judicial vacancies that exist throughout the federal court system, the damage this does to our republic of laws, and the history of former presidents “packing the court” (my phrase) with younger “conservative” judges  ....

The Alliance for Justice reports are so detailed, comprehensive and invaluable they should be read by everyone, from the president to Congress and the media.

-Brent Budowsky, columnist, The Hill