Updated as of September 15, 2021.
Federal Vacancy Overview
Includes current and announced vacancies.
For a breakdown of current nominees, click here.
18
Circuit Court
94
District Court
4
Federal Claims
2
International Trade
Circuit Court Vacancies
Includes current and announced vacancies.
18
D.C. Circuit
Federal Circuit
First Circuit
Second Circuit
Third Circuit
Fourth Circuit
Fifth Circuit
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
Sixth Circuit
Seventh Circuit
Eighth Circuit
Ninth Circuit
Tenth Circuit
Eleventh Circuit
1
0
0
4
2
1
Vacancy Details
Judges who have taken senior status, retired, or died.
| JUDGE | CIRCUIT | PRESIDENT | EFFECTIVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| David S. Tatel | D.C. | Clinton | TBD |
| Kathleen M. O’Malley | Federal | Obama | 3/11/2022 |
| Juan R. Torruella | 1st (PR) | Reagan | 10/26/2020 |
| O. Rogeriee Thompson | 1st (RI) | Obama | 12/31/2021 |
| Peter W. Hall | 2nd (VT) | W. Bush | 3/4/2021 |
| Denny Chin | 2nd (NY) | Clinton | 6/1/2021 |
| Theodore A. McKee | 3rd (PA) | Clinton | TBD |
| Barbara Milano Keenan | 4th (VA) | Obama | 8/31/2021 |
| Robert B. King | 4th (WV) | Clinton | TBD |
| James L. Dennis | 5th (LA) | Clinton | TBD |
| Bernice Donald | 6th (TN) | Obama | TBD |
| Susan P. Graber | 9th (OR) | Clinton | TBD |
| Marsha Berzon | 9th (CA) | Clinton | TBD |
| Richard A. Paez | 9th (CA) | Clinton | TBD |
| William A. Fletcher | 9th (CA) | Clinton | TBD |
| Carlos F. Lucero | 10th (CO) | Clinton | 2/1/2021 |
| Mary Beck Briscoe | 10th (KS) | Clinton | 3/15/2021 |
| Beverly Martin | 11th (GA) | Obama | 9/30/2021 |
District Court Vacancies
Includes current and announced vacancies.
94
Alabama 1
Middle District
1
Alaska
Arizona
0
0
Arkansas 1
Western District
1
California 19
Eastern District
Central District
Northern District
Southern District
3
7
3
7
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
D.C.
2
3
0
2
Florida 2
Southern District
2
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
2
0
1
Illinois 1
Northern District
1
Indiana 2
Northern District
Southern District
1
1
Iowa 1
Southern District
1
Kansas
Kentucky
1
0
Louisiana 1
Western District
1
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
0
1
2
Michigan 2
Eastern District
Western District
2
1
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
1
0
0
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
0
0
2
1
4
3
New York 9
Eastern District
Northern District
Southern District
4
1
4
North Carolina
North Dakota
0
0
Ohio 3
Northern District
3
Oklahoma 1
Northern District
1
Oregon
1
Pennsylvania 5
Eastern District
Middle District
4
1
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
3
0
0
1
0
Texas 2
Southern District
Western District
1
1
Utah
Vermont
1
0
Virginia 3
Eastern District
Western District
3
1
Washington 5
Eastern District
Western District
1
4
West Virginia
0
Wisconsin 1
Eastern District
1
Wyoming
1
Vacancy Details
Judges who have taken senior status, retired, or died.
| JUDGE | DISTRICT | PRESIDENT | EFFECTIVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lynn Brasher | Middle District of Alabama | Trump | 2/11/2020 |
| Paul Kinloch Holmes III | Western District of Arkansas | Obama | 11/10/2021 |
| Lawrence J. O’Neill | Eastern District of California | W. Bush | 2/2/2020 |
| Morrison C. England Jr. | Eastern District of California | W. Bush | 12/17/2019 |
| John A. Mendez | Eastern District of California | W. Bush | 4/17/2022 |
| Margaret M. Morrow | Central District of California | Clinton | 10/29/2015 |
| Andrew J. Guilford | Central District of California | W. Bush | 7/5/2019 |
| Christina A. Snyder | Central District of California | Clinton | 11/23/2016 |
| James V. Selna | Central District of California | W. Bush | 3/3/2020 |
| Beverly Reid O’Connell | Central District of California | Obama | 10/8/2017 |
| Manuel L. Real | Central District of California | Johnson | 11/4/2018 |
| Virginia Anne Phillips | Central District of California | Clinton | 2/14/2022 |
| Jeffrey Steven White | Northern District of California | W. Bush | 2/1/2021 |
| Phyllis J. Hamilton | Northern District of California | Clinton | 2/1/2021 |
| William Haskell Alsup | Northern District of California | Clinton | 1/21/2021 |
| Barry Ted Moskowitz | Southern District of California | Clinton | 1/23/2019 |
| Roger T. Benitez | Southern District of California | W. Bush | 12/31/2017 |
| John A. Houston | Southern District of California | W. Bush | 2/6/2018 |
| Larry A. Burns | Southern District of California | W. Bush | 1/22/2021 |
| Michael M. Anello | Southern District of California | W. Bush | 10/31/2018 |
| Anthony J. Battaglia | Southern District of California | Obama | 3/31/2021 |
| William Q. Hayes | Southern District of California | W. Bush | 8/1/2021 |
| Richard Brooke Jackson | District of Colorado | Obama | 9/30/2021 |
| Christine Arguello | District of Colorado | W. Bush | 7/15/2022 |
| Alvin W. Thompson | District of Connecticut | Clinton | 8/31/2018 |
| Janet C. Hall | District of Connecticut | Clinton | 1/21/2021 |
| Vanessa Lynne Bryant | District of Connecticut | W. Bush | 2/1/2021 |
| Emmet G. Sullivan | District of D.C. | Clinton | 4/3/2021 |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | District of D.C. | Obama | 6/14/2021 |
| Federico A. Moreno | Southern District of Florida | H.W. Bush | 7/17/2020 |
| Ursula Ungaro | Southern District of Florida | H.W. Bush | 5/2/2021 |
| Thomas W. Thrash Jr. | Northern District of Georgia | Clinton | 5/8/2021 |
| Amy Totenberg | Northern District of Georgia | Obama | 4/4/2021 |
| B. Lynn Winmill | District of Idaho | Clinton | 8/16/2021 |
| Matthew F. Kennelly | Northern District of Illinois | Clinton | 10/7/2021 |
| Theresa L. Springmann | Northern District of Indiana | W. Bush | 1/23/2021 |
| Richard L. Young | Southern District of Indiana | Clinton | TBD |
| John A. Jarvey | Southern District of Iowa | W. Bush | 3/18/2022 |
| Julie A. Robinson | District of Kansas | W. Bush | 1/14/2022 |
| Elizabeth E. Foote | Western District of Louisiana | Obama | 1/21/2022 |
| Ellen Lipton Hollander | District of Maryland | Obama | TBD |
| George A. O’Toole Jr. | District of Massachusetts | Clinton | 1/1/2018 |
| William G. Young | District of Massachusetts | Reagan | 7/1/2021 |
| Victoria A. Roberts | Eastern District of Michigan | Clinton | 2/24/2021 |
| David M. Lawson | Eastern District of Michigan | Clinton | 8/6/2021 |
| Janet T. Neff | Western District of Michigan | W. Bush | 3/1/2021 |
| Joan N. Ericksen | District of Minnesota | W. Bush | 10/15/2019 |
| Robert Clive Jones | District of Nevada | W. Bush | 2/1/2016 |
| James C. Mahan | District of Nevada | W. Bush | 6/29/2018 |
| Paul J. Barbadoro | District of New Hampshire | H.W. Bush | 3/1/2021 |
| Robert B. Kugler | District of New Jersey | W. Bush | 11/2/2018 |
| Faith S. Hochberg | District of New Jersey | Clinton | 3/6/2015 |
| Jerome B. Simandle | District of New Jersey | H.W. Bush | 5/31/2017 |
| Jose L. Linares | District of New Jersey | W. Bush | 5/16/2019 |
| Robert Brack | District of New Mexico | W. Bush | 7/25/2018 |
| Judith C. Herrera | District of New Mexico | W. Bush | 7/1/2019 |
| Martha Vazquez | District of New Mexico | Clinton | TBD |
| Joseph F. Bianco | Eastern District of New York | W. Bush | 5/8/2019 |
| Brian M. Cogan | Eastern District of New York | W. Bush | 6/12/2020 |
| Dora L. Irizarry | Eastern District of New York | W. Bush | 1/26/2020 |
| Position Open (New Seat) | Eastern District of New York | N/A | 2/1/2021 |
| Gary L. Sharpe | Northern District of New York | W. Bush | 1/1/2016 |
| Katherine B. Forrest | Southern District of New York | Obama | 9/11/2018 |
| Richard J. Sullivan | Southern District of New York | W. Bush | 10/11/2018 |
| George B. Daniels | Southern District of New York | Clinton | 5/1/2021 |
| Colleen McMahon | Southern District of New York | Clinton | 4/10/2021 |
| Dan A. Polster | Northern District of Ohio | Clinton | 1/31/2021 |
| James S. Gwin | Northern District of Ohio | Clinton | 1/31/2021 |
| Solomon Oliver Jr. | Northern District of Ohio | Clinton | 2/15/2021 |
| John E. Dowdell | Northern District of Oklahoma | Obama | 6/21/2021 |
| Michael W. Mosman | District of Oregon | W. Bush | 12/27/2021 |
| Timothy J. Savage | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | W. Bush | 3/1/2021 |
| Lawrence F. Stengel | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | W. Bush | 8/31/2018 |
| C. Darnell Jones II | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | W. Bush | 3/15/2021 |
| Petrese Tucker | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Clinton | 6/1/2021 |
| John E. Jones III | Middle District of Pennsylvania | W. Bush | 8/1/2021 |
| Carmen Consuelo Cerezo | District of Puerto Rico | Carter | 2/28/2021 |
| Franciso A. Besosa | District of Puerto Rico | W. Bush | 1/1/2022 |
| Gustavo A. Gelpí, Jr. | District of Puerto Rico | W. Bush | TBD |
| Jeffrey L. Viken | District of South Dakota | Obama | 10/1/2021 |
| Philip R. Martinez | Western District of Texas | W. Bush | 2/26/2021 |
| Vanessa D. Gilmore | Southern District of Texas | Clinton | 1/2/2022 |
| David O. Nuffer | District of Utah | Obama | 4/2/2022 |
| Liam O’Grady | Eastern District of Virginia | W. Bush | 5/1/2020 |
| Anthony John Trenga | Eastern District of Virginia | W. Bush | 6/1/2021 |
| John A. Gibney, Jr. | Eastern District of Virginia | Obama | 11/1/2021 |
| James P. Jones | Western District of Virginia | Clinton | 8/30/2021 |
| Marsha J. Pechman | Western District of Washington | Clinton | 2/6/2016 |
| James L. Robart | Western District of Washington | W. Bush | 6/28/2016 |
| Benjamin Hale Settle | Western District of Washington | W. Bush | 1/1/2020 |
| Robert S. Lasnick | Western District of Washington | Clinton | 1/27/2016 |
| Rosanna Malouf Peterson | Eastern District of Washington | Obama | 10/1/2021 |
| William C. Griesbach | Eastern District of Wisconsin | W. Bush | 12/31/2019 |
| Nancy Freudenthal | District of Wyoming | Obama | 6/1/2022 |