Updated as of September 23, 2023

Federal Vacancy Overview

Includes current and announced vacancies.
For a breakdown of current nominees, click here.

8

Circuit Court

83

District Court

2

Federal Claims

2

International Trade

Circuit Court Vacancies

Includes current and announced vacancies.

8

D.C. Circuit

Federal Circuit

First Circuit

Second Circuit

Third Circuit

Fourth Circuit

Fifth Circuit

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

Sixth Circuit

Seventh Circuit

Eighth Circuit

Ninth Circuit

Tenth Circuit

Eleventh Circuit

1

1

0

1

1

0

Vacancy Details

Judges who have taken senior status, retired, or died.

JUDGECIRCUITPRESIDENTEFFECTIVE
Jeffrey R. Howard1st (NH)W. Bush3/31/2022
Joseph Greenway3rd (NJ)Obama6/15/2023
Diana Gribbon Motz4th (MD)ClintonTBD
Gregg Jeffrey Costa5th (TX)Obama8/31/2022
Julia Smith Gibbons6th (TN)ReaganTBD
Michael S. Kanne7th (IN)Reagan6/16/2022
Paul Watford 9th (CA)Obama5/31/2023
Mary Beck Briscoe10th (KS)Clinton3/15/2021

District Court Vacancies

Includes current and announced vacancies.

83

Middle District
Northern District

1
1

Alaska

Arizona

1

2

Western District

1

Eastern District

Central District

Northern District

Southern District

1

1

2

2

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

D.C.

1

2

1

3

Southern District

Middle District

4

3

Middle District

Northern District

Southern District

0

0

0

Hawaii

Idaho

2

0

Northern District

Central District

1

0

Northern District

Southern District

2

1

Kansas

1

Eastern District

Western District

0

0

Eastern District

Western District

1

2

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

1

2

1

Eastern District

Western District

3

0

Minnesota

1

Northern District

Southern District

1

0

Eastern District

Western District

3

0

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

1

1

0

0

2

0

Eastern District

Northern District

Southern District

Western District

1

0

2

1

Western District

1

North Dakota

0

Northern District
Southern District

0
0

Northern District

2

Oregon

2

Eastern District

Middle District

1

2

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

0

1

1

2

Western District

1

Eastern District

Northern District

Southern District

Western District

0

1

3

4

Utah

Vermont

1

1

Eastern District

Western District

0

1

Eastern District

Western District

1

0

West Virginia

0

Eastern District

Western District

1

0

Wyoming

1

Vacancy Details

Judges who have taken senior status, retired, or died.

JUDGEDISTRICTPRESIDENTEFFECTIVE
Andrew Lynn BrasherMiddle District of AlabamaTrump2/11/2020
Abdul KallonNorthern District of AlabamaObama8/31/2022
Timothy M. BurgessDistrict of AlaskaW. Bush12/31/2021
James Alan SotoDistrict of ArizonaObama7/1/2024
Judge Douglas RayesDistrict of ArizonaObama7/1/2024
Paul Kinloch Holmes IIIWestern District of ArkansasObama11/10/2021
George WuCentral District of CaliforniaW. Bush11/3/2023
Ana de AlbaEastern District of CaliforniaBidenTBD
Edward ChenNorthern District of California Obama5/17/2022
William OrrickNorthern District of California Obama5/17/2023
William Q. HayesSouthern District of CaliforniaW. Bush8/1/2021
Gonzalo P. Curiel Southern District of California Obama 3/23/2022
William J. MartinezDistrict of ColoradoObama2/10/2023
Raymond P. MooreDistrict of ColoradoObama6/20/2023
Sarah A.L. MerriamDistrict of ConnecticutBidenTBD
Stefan R. UnderhillDistrict of ConnecticutClinton11/1/2022
Florence Y. Pan District of D.C. BidenTBD
Amy Berman JacksonDistrict of D.C. Obama5/31/2022
Beryl HowellDistrict of D.C.Obama2/1/2024
Richard AndrewsDistrict of DelawareObama12/31/2023
Federico A. MorenoSouthern District of FloridaH.W. Bush7/17/2020
Ursula UngaroSouthern District of FloridaH.W. Bush5/2/2021
Robert N. Scola, Jr. Southern District of FloridaObama10/31/2023
Marcia G. CookeSouthern District of FloridaW. Bush7/15/2022
Roy B. Dalton, Jr. Middle District of FloridaObama7/9/2022
Brian DavisMiddle District of FloridaObama12/30/2023
Charlene Edwards-Honeywell Middle District of FloridaObama12/4/2023
Michael SeabrightDistrict of Hawai’iW. Bush1/30/2024
Leslie Kobayshi District of Hawai’iObama10/9/2024
Thomas DurkinNorthern District of IllinoisObama12/26/2023
Theresa L. SpringmannNorthern District of IndianaW. Bush1/23/2021
John DeGuilioNorthern District of IndianaClinton7/17/2023
Jane Magnus-StinsonSouthern District of IndianaObama7/1/2024
Julie A. RobinsonDistrict of KansasW. Bush1/14/2022
Karen K. Caldwell Eastern District of Kentucky W. Bush TBD
Martin L.C. FeldmanEastern District of LouisianaReagan1/27/2022
Elizabeth E. FooteWestern District of LouisianaObama1/21/2022
Michael JuneauWestern District of LouisianaTrump2/1/2022
Jon LevyDistrict of MaineObama5/6/2024
Paul W. GrimmDistrict of MarylandObama12/11/2022
George Hazel District of Maryland Obama2/24/2023
William G. YoungDistrict of MassachusettsReagan7/1/2021
Gershwin A. Drain Eastern District of Michigan Obama8/13/2022
Stephanie D. DavisEastern District of MichiganTrumpTBD
Paul BormanEastern District of MichiganClinton8/1/2023
John TunheimDistrict of MinnesotaClintonTBD
Michael P. MillsNorthern District of MississippiW. Bush11/1/2021
Rodney W. SippelEastern District of MissouriClintonTBD
Audrey G. Fleissig Eastern District of Missouri Obama4/14/2023
John Andrew RossEastern District of MissouriObama6/9/2023
Dana ChristenseDistrict of Montana ObamaTBD
Judge John M. GerrardDistrict of NebraskaObama2/6/2023
Freda L. Wolfson District of New Jersey W. Bush 2/1/2023
Kevin McNultyDistrict of New Jersey Obama10/31/2023
Kiyo MatsumotoEastern District of New YorkW. Bush7/23/2022
Vincent BriccettiSouthern District of New YorkObama4/21/2023
Paul GardepheSouthern District of New YorkW. Bush8/9/2023
Frank GeraciWestern District of New York Obama4/1/2023
Max W. CogburnWestern District of North CarolinaObamaTBD
John E. DowdellNorthern District of OklahomaObama6/21/2021
Claire EganNorthern District of OklahomaW. Bush10/1/2022
Marco HernandezDistrict of OregonObama3/9/2023
Ann AikenDistrict of OregonClinton6/12/2023
Cynthia M. RufeEastern District of PennsylvaniaW. Bush12/31/2021
John E. Jones IIIMiddle District of PennsylvaniaW. Bush8/1/2021
Robert Mariani Middle District of PennsylvaniaObama9/30/2022
Carmen Consuelo CerezoDistrict of Puerto RicoCarter2/28/2021
Gustavo A. Gelpí, Jr.District of Puerto RicoW. Bush10/18/2021
William SmithDistrict of Rhode IslandW. BushTBD
J. Michelle ChildsDistrict of South CarolinaObamaTBD
Jeffrey L. VikenDistrict of South DakotaObama10/1/2021
Karen SchreierDistrict of South DakotaObamaTBD
Barbara LynnNorthern District of TexasClinton5/15/2023
John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr. Western District of Tennessee Obama9/1/2022
Philip R. MartinezWestern District of TexasW. Bush2/26/2021
David C. GuaderramaWestern District of Texas Obama5/27/2023
Frank MontalvoWestern District of TexasW. Bush12/1/2022
Earl YeakelWestern District of TexasW. Bush5/1/2023
Vanessa D. GilmoreSouthern District of TexasClinton1/2/2022
Micaela AlvarezSouthern District of TexasW. Bush 6/8/2023
Lynn HughesSouthern District of TexasReagan2/12/2023
David O. NufferDistrict of UtahObama4/2/2022
Michael UrbanskiWestern District of VirginiaObama7/4/2024
Rafael Mendoza, Jr. Eastern District of Washington ObamaTBD
William C. GriesbachEastern District of WisconsinW. Bush12/31/2019
Nancy FreudenthalDistrict of WyomingObama6/1/2022