Updated as of March 9, 2023.

Federal Vacancy Overview

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

12

Circuit Court

88

District Court

2

Federal Claims

2

International Trade

Circuit Court Vacancies

Includes current and announced vacancies.

12

D.C. Circuit

Federal Circuit

First Circuit

Second Circuit

Third Circuit

Fourth Circuit

Fifth Circuit

1

0

2

0

1

1

1

Sixth Circuit

Seventh Circuit

Eighth Circuit

Ninth Circuit

Tenth Circuit

Eleventh Circuit

1

1

0

2

1

1

Vacancy Details

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

JUDGECIRCUITPRESIDENTEFFECTIVE
Judith W. RogersD.C.Clinton9/1/2022
Jeffrey R. Howard1st (NH)W. Bush3/31/2022
Sandra Lynch1st (MA)ClintonTBD
Joseph Greenway3rd (NJ)Obama6/15/2023
Diana Gribbon Motz4th (MD)ClintonTBD
Gregg Jeffrey Costa5th (TX)Obama8/31/2022
R. Guy Cole6th (OH)ClintonTBD
David F. Hamilton7th (IN)ObamaTBD
Michael S. Kanne7th (IN)Reagan6/16/2022
Sidney Thomas9th (MT)ClintonTBD
Paul Watford 9th (CA)Obama5/31/2023
Mary Beck Briscoe10th (KS)Clinton3/15/2021
Beverly Martin11th (GA)Obama9/30/2021

District Court Vacancies

Includes current and announced vacancies.

88

Middle District
Northern District

1
1

Alaska

Arizona

1

0

Western District

1

Eastern District

Central District

Northern District

Southern District

0

4

3

2

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

D.C.

2

2

1

2

Southern District

Middle District

4

3

Middle District

Northern District

Southern District

0

0

0

Hawaii

Idaho

1

1

Northern District

Central District

3

0

Northern District

Southern District

2

1

Kansas

1

Eastern District

Western District

1

0

Eastern District

Western District

2

2

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

0

2

2

Eastern District

Western District

2

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

3

0

Eastern District

Northern District

Southern District

Western District

4

0

3

1

Western District

1

North Dakota

0

Northern District
Southern District

0
0

Northern District

2

Oregon

1

Eastern District

Middle District

1

2

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

0

0

1

2

Western District

1

Eastern District

Northern District

Southern District

Western District

0

0

3

3

Utah

Vermont

1

0

Eastern District

Western District

0

0

Eastern District

Western District

1

2

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
Paul Kinloch Holmes IIIWestern District of ArkansasObama11/10/2021
Margaret M. MorrowCentral District of CaliforniaClinton10/29/2015
John A. KronstadtCentral District of CaliforniaObama4/1/2022
Beverly Reid O’ConnellCentral District of CaliforniaObama10/8/2017
Virginia Anne PhillipsCentral District of CaliforniaClinton2/14/2022
Edward ChenNorthern District of California Obama5/17/2022
Lucy H. KohNorthern District of California Obama12/15/2021
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
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
B. Lynn WinmillDistrict of IdahoClinton8/16/2021
Charles NorgleNorthern District of IllinoisReagan10/4/2022
Robert DowNorthern District of IllinoisW. Bush12/5/2022
Gary FeinermanNorthern District of IllinoisObama12/31/2022
Thomas DurkinNorthern District of IllinoisObama12/26/2023
Theresa L. SpringmannNorthern District of IndianaW. Bush1/23/2021
John DeGuilioNorthern District of IndianaClinton7/17/2023
Richard L. YoungSouthern District of IndianaClintonTBD
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
Carl BarbierEastern District of LouisianaClinton1/1/2023
Elizabeth E. FooteWestern District of LouisianaObama1/21/2022
Michael JuneauWestern District of LouisianaTrump2/1/2022
Paul W. GrimmDistrict of MarylandObama12/11/2022
George Hazel District of Maryland Obama2/24/2023
George A. O’Toole Jr.District of MassachusettsClinton1/1/2018
William G. YoungDistrict of MassachusettsReagan7/1/2021
Gershwin A. Drain Eastern District of Michigan Obama8/13/2022
Stephanie D. DavisEastern District of MichiganTrumpTBD
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
Noel Lawrence HillmanDistrict of New JerseyW. Bush4/4/2022
Freda L. Wolfson District of New Jersey W. Bush 2/1/2023
Kevin McNultyDistrict of New Jersey Obama10/31/2023
Joseph F. BiancoEastern District of New YorkW. Bush5/8/2019
Position Open (New Seat)Eastern District of New YorkN/A2/1/2021
William F. Kuntz IIEastern District of New YorkObama1/1/2022
Kiyo MatsumotoEastern District of New YorkW. Bush7/23/2022
Katherine B. ForrestSouthern District of New YorkObama9/11/2018
Colleen McMahonSouthern District of New YorkClinton4/10/2021
Vincent BriccettiSouthern District of New YorkObama4/21/2023
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
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
J. Michelle ChildsDistrict of South CarolinaObamaTBD
Jeffrey L. VikenDistrict of South DakotaObama10/1/2021
Karen SchreierDistrict of South DakotaObamaTBD
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
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
Rafael Mendoza, Jr. Eastern District of Washington ObamaTBD
Benjamin Hale SettleWestern District of WashingtonW. Bush1/1/2020
Ricardo MartinezWestern District of WashingtonW. BushTBD
William C. GriesbachEastern District of WisconsinW. Bush12/31/2019
Nancy FreudenthalDistrict of WyomingObama6/1/2022