Updated as of November 30, 2022.
Federal Vacancy Overview
Includes current and announced vacancies.
For a breakdown of current nominees, click here.
16
Circuit Court
98
District Court
2
Federal Claims
2
International Trade
Circuit Court Vacancies
Includes current and announced vacancies.
16
D.C. Circuit
Federal Circuit
First Circuit
Second Circuit
Third Circuit
Fourth Circuit
Fifth Circuit
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
Sixth Circuit
Seventh Circuit
Eighth Circuit
Ninth Circuit
Tenth Circuit
Eleventh Circuit
1
2
0
1
1
1
Vacancy Details
Judges who have taken senior status, retired, or died.
| JUDGE | CIRCUIT | PRESIDENT | EFFECTIVE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judith W. Rogers | D.C. | Clinton | 9/1/2022 |
| Jeffrey R. Howard | 1st (NH) | W. Bush | 3/31/2022 |
| Sandra Lynch | 1st (MA) | Clinton | TBD |
| José A. Cabranes | 2nd (CT) | Clinton | TBD |
| D. Brooks Smith | 3rd (PA) | W. Bush | 12/4/2021 |
| Thomas Ambro | 3rd (DE) | Clinton | TBD |
| Henry Floyd | 4th (SC) | Obama | 12/31/2021 |
| Diana Gribbon Motz | 4th (MD) | Clinton | TBD |
| Gregg Jeffrey Costa | 5th (TX) | Obama | 8/31/2022 |
| James L. Dennis | 5th (LA) | Clinton | TBD |
| R. Guy Cole | 6th (OH) | Clinton | TBD |
| David F. Hamilton | 7th (IN) | Obama | TBD |
| Michael S. Kanne | 7th (IN) | Reagan | 6/16/2022 |
| Sidney Thomas | 9th (MT) | Clinton | TBD |
| 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.
98
Alabama 2
Middle District
Northern District
1
1
Alaska
Arizona
1
0
Arkansas 1
Western District
1
California 12
Eastern District
Central District
Northern District
Southern District
1
4
3
4
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
D.C.
2
2
0
2
Florida 6
Southern District
Middle District
4
2
Georgia 0
Middle District
Northern District
Southern District
0
0
0
Hawaii
Idaho
0
1
Illinois 4
Northern District
Central District
3
1
Indiana 3
Northern District
Southern District
2
1
Iowa 0
Kansas
1
Kentucky 1
Eastern District
Western District
1
0
Louisiana 3
Eastern District
Western District
1
2
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
0
1
3
Michigan 4
Eastern District
Western District
4
0
Minnesota
1
Mississippi 1
Northern District
Southern District
1
0
Missouri 2
Eastern District
Western District
3
0
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
0
1
0
0
3
1
New York 9
Eastern District
Northern District
Southern District
4
1
4
North Carolina 1
Western District
1
North Dakota
0
Ohio 1
Northern District
Southern District
0
1
Oklahoma 2
Northern District
2
Oregon
1
Pennsylvania 7
Eastern District
Middle District
5
2
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
1
0
1
1
Tennessee 1
Western District
1
Texas 5
Eastern District
Northern District
Southern District
Western District
0
0
2
3
Utah
Vermont
1
0
Virginia 2
Eastern District
Western District
1
1
Washington 4
Eastern District
Western District
1
3
West Virginia
0
Wisconsin 1
Eastern District
Western District
1
0
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 |
| Abdul Kallon | Northern District of Alabama | Obama | 8/31/2022 |
| Timothy M. Burgess | District of Alaska | W. Bush | 12/31/2021 |
| Paul Kinloch Holmes III | Western District of Arkansas | Obama | 11/10/2021 |
| John A. Mendez | Eastern District of California | W. Bush | 4/17/2022 |
| Margaret M. Morrow | Central District of California | Clinton | 10/29/2015 |
| John A. Kronstadt | Central District of California | Obama | 4/1/2022 |
| Beverly Reid O’Connell | Central District of California | Obama | 10/8/2017 |
| Virginia Anne Phillips | Central District of California | Clinton | 2/14/2022 |
| Jeffrey Steven White | Northern District of California | W. Bush | 2/1/2021 |
| Edward Chen | Northern District of California | Obama | 5/17/2022 |
| Lucy H. Koh | Northern District of California | Obama | 12/15/2021 |
| Larry A. Burns | Southern District of California | W. Bush | 1/22/2021 |
| Anthony J. Battaglia | Southern District of California | Obama | 3/31/2021 |
| William Q. Hayes | Southern District of California | W. Bush | 8/1/2021 |
| Gonzalo P. Curiel | Southern District of California | Obama | 3/23/2022 |
| William J. Martinez | District of Colorado | Obama | 2/10/2023 |
| Raymond P. Moore | District of Colorado | Obama | 6/20/2023 |
| Sarah A.L. Merriam | District of Connecticut | Biden | TBD |
| Stefan R. Underhill | District of Connecticut | Clinton | 11/1/2022 |
| Colleen Kollar-Kotelly | District of D.C. | Clinton | TBD |
| Florence Y. Pan | District of D.C. | Biden | TBD |
| 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 |
| Robert N. Scola, Jr. | Southern District of Florida | Obama | 10/31/2023 |
| Marcia G. Cooke | Southern District of Florida | W. Bush | 7/15/2022 |
| Roy B. Dalton, Jr. | Middle District of Florida | Obama | 7/9/2022 |
| Brian Davis | Middle District of Florida | Obama | 12/30/2023 |
| B. Lynn Winmill | District of Idaho | Clinton | 8/16/2021 |
| John Z. Lee | Northern District of Illinois | Obama | TBD |
| Charles Norgle | Northern District of Illinois | Reagan | 10/4/2022 |
| Robert Dow | Northern District of Illinois | W. Bush | 12/5/2022 |
| Sue Myerscough | Central District of Illinois | Obama | TBD |
| Theresa L. Springmann | Northern District of Indiana | W. Bush | 1/23/2021 |
| John DeGuilio | Northern District of Indiana | Clinton | 7/17/2023 |
| Richard L. Young | Southern District of Indiana | Clinton | TBD |
| Julie A. Robinson | District of Kansas | W. Bush | 1/14/2022 |
| Karen K. Caldwell | Eastern District of Kentucky | W. Bush | TBD |
| Martin L.C. Feldman | Eastern District of Louisiana | Reagan | 1/27/2022 |
| Elizabeth E. Foote | Western District of Louisiana | Obama | 1/21/2022 |
| Michael Juneau | Western District of Louisiana | Trump | 2/1/2022 |
| Paul W. Grimm | District of Maryland | Obama | 12/11/2022 |
| Timothy Hillman | District of Massachusetts | Obama | 7/1/2022 |
| George A. O’Toole Jr. | District of Massachusetts | Clinton | 1/1/2018 |
| William G. Young | District of Massachusetts | Reagan | 7/1/2021 |
| Gershwin A. Drain | Eastern District of Michigan | Obama | 8/13/2022 |
| Stephanie D. Davis | Eastern District of Michigan | Trump | TBD |
| Denise Page Hood | Eastern District of Michigan | Clinton | 5/1/2022 |
| David M. Lawson | Eastern District of Michigan | Clinton | 8/6/2021 |
| Susan Richard Nelson | District of Minnesota | Obama | 12/31/2021 |
| Michael P. Mills | Northern District of Mississippi | W. Bush | 11/1/2021 |
| Rodney W. Sippel | Eastern District of Missouri | Clinton | TBD |
| Audrey G. Fleissig | Eastern District of Missouri | Obama | 4/14/2023 |
| John Andrew Ross | Eastern District of Missouri | Obama | 6/9/2023 |
| Judge John M. Gerrard | District of Nebraska | Obama | 2/6/2023 |
| Noel Lawrence Hillman | District of New Jersey | W. Bush | 4/4/2022 |
| Freda L. Wolfson | District of New Jersey | W. Bush | 2/1/2023 |
| Kevin McNulty | District of New Jersey | Obama | 10/31/2023 |
| Judith C. Herrera | District of New Mexico | W. Bush | 7/1/2019 |
| Joseph F. Bianco | Eastern District of New York | W. Bush | 5/8/2019 |
| Position Open (New Seat) | Eastern District of New York | N/A | 2/1/2021 |
| William F. Kuntz II | Eastern District of New York | Obama | 1/1/2022 |
| Kiyo Matsumoto | Eastern District of New York | W. Bush | 7/23/2022 |
| Gary L. Sharpe | Northern District of New York | W. Bush | 1/1/2016 |
| David N. Hurd | Northern District of New York | Clinton | TBD |
| Katherine B. Forrest | Southern District of New York | Obama | 9/11/2018 |
| Colleen McMahon | Southern District of New York | Clinton | 4/10/2021 |
| Alison J. Nathan | Southern District of New York | Obama | 3/31/2022 |
| Vincent Briccetti | Southern District of New York | Obama | 4/21/2023 |
| Max W. Cogburn | Western District of North Carolina | Obama | TBD |
| Timothy Black | Southern District of Ohio | Obama | 5/18/2022 |
| John E. Dowdell | Northern District of Oklahoma | Obama | 6/21/2021 |
| Claire Egan | Northern District of Oklahoma | W. Bush | 10/1/2022 |
| 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 |
| Cynthia M. Rufe | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | W. Bush | 12/31/2021 |
| John E. Jones III | Middle District of Pennsylvania | W. Bush | 8/1/2021 |
| Robert Mariani | Middle District of Pennsylvania | Obama | 9/30/2022 |
| 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 | 10/18/2021 |
| J. Michelle Childs | District of South Carolina | Obama | TBD |
| Jeffrey L. Viken | District of South Dakota | Obama | 10/1/2021 |
| John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr. | Western District of Tennessee | Obama | 9/1/2022 |
| Philip R. Martinez | Western District of Texas | W. Bush | 2/26/2021 |
| David C. Guaderrama | Western District of Texas | Obama | 5/27/2023 |
| Frank Montalvo | Western District of Texas | W. Bush | 12/1/2022 |
| Vanessa D. Gilmore | Southern District of Texas | Clinton | 1/2/2022 |
| Micaela Alvarez | Southern District of Texas | W. Bush | 6/8/2023 |
| David O. Nuffer | District of Utah | Obama | 4/2/2022 |
| Raymond Alvin Jackson | Eastern District of Virginia | Clinton | 11/23/2021 |
| James P. Jones | Western District of Virginia | Clinton | 8/30/2021 |
| Rafael Mendoza, Jr. | Eastern District of Washington | Obama | TBD |
| Benjamin Hale Settle | Western District of Washington | W. Bush | 1/1/2020 |
| Ricardo Martinez | Western District of Washington | W. Bush | TBD |
| Richard Jones | Western District of Washington | W. Bush | TBD |
| William C. Griesbach | Eastern District of Wisconsin | W. Bush | 12/31/2019 |
| Nancy Freudenthal | District of Wyoming | Obama | 6/1/2022 |