Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

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Since taking office, President Joe Biden (D) has nominated 211 individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts. As of April 10, 2024, 193 of the nominees have been confirmed.^[1]

Ballotpedia publishes the federal vacancy count report tracking vacancies, nominations, and confirmations to all United States Article III federal courts each month. In the most recent report covering activity in April 2024, there were 44 Article III vacancies in the federal judiciary. To learn more about current vacancies in the federal judiciary, click here.

On February 28, 2022, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court to replace Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced his intent to retire at the start of the court's summer recess, which typically takes place in late June or early July.^[2] The U.S. Senate confirmed Jackson on April 7, 2022, by a vote of 53-47.^[3] Click here to read more.

This page provides an overview of the status of federal judicial nominees appointed by President Joe Biden (D). This page also provides additional procedural and historical context about Biden's judicial nominees and the nomination records of previous presidents, including the following information:

• Supreme Court nominees appointed by Biden;
• The number of historical judicial appointments made by presidents between 1933 and 2021;
• Vacancy statistics by month;
• Nomination and confirmation statistics by month;
• Status of federal court vacancies;
• Status of Article III judicial nominees appointed by Biden;
• List of judicial nominees confirmed to their positions;
• List of judicial nominees waiting for a Senate vote;
• List of judicial nominees waiting for a committee vote;
• List of judicial nominees waiting for a committee hearing.
• A timeline of nominations made by Biden;

The list of nominees is updated daily, and the comparisons are updated monthly.

Status of Supreme Court nominees appointed by Biden

Ketanji Brown Jackson

See also: Supreme Court vacancy, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to serve on the United States Supreme Court on June 30, 2022, the same day Stephen Breyer retired from the court.^[4][5]

Breyer officially announced his retirement on January 27.^[6][7] President Joe Biden (D) said he would nominate Jackson to fill Breyer's vacancy on February 25.^[8] Jackson was confirmed by the Senate in a 53-47 vote on April 7, 2022.^[9]

Writing for SCOTUSblog, Amy Howe wrote: "Although Breyer is apparently in good health and by all accounts enjoys his job, Democrats began calling for him to retire shortly after the 2020 election so that President Joe Biden could nominate a younger judge to take his place."^[10] Breyer said on June 29 that his retirement would take effect the following day.^[4]

Jackson was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by Biden in 2021 and the Senate confirmed her the same year. She served on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 2013 to 2021, and as a vice-chair and commissioner on the United States Sentencing Commission from 2010 to 2014.^[11] Jackson has previously clerked for Breyer during his tenure on the Supreme Court, worked as a lawyer in private practice, and as an assistant federal public defender.^[12]

Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution gives the President of the United States the authority to nominate Supreme Court justices, and they are appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate.

The average vacancy length on the Supreme Court since 1962—when defined as the length of time elapsed between a Justice’s departure date and the swearing-in of their successor—is 86 days. Four of these vacancies lasted for only a few hours each, with the successor being sworn in the same day the retiring Justice officially left office. The longest vacancy under this definition was 422 days, following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.

Appointments by court type

The following chart from the monthly federal vacancy count report for April 1, 2024, details the number of appointments made by President Biden to each type of Article III federal court since taking office. This chart is updated at the start of each month with new appointments data.

Historical context

Appointments since Theodore Roosevelt

See also: Federal judicial appointments by president

The following chart shows the total judgeship appointments made by each president from 1901 to 2021.

The following chart shows the judgeship appointments by court made by each president from 1901 to 2021. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is abbreviated as USCAFC. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims, previously known as the U.S. Court of Claims, is abbreviated USCFC.

The following chart shows the average number of judicial appointments per year in office by presidents from 1901 to 2021.

The chart below shows the number of appeals court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through April 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Trump had the most appeals court appointments with 51.

The chart below shows the number of district court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through April 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Bill Clinton had the most district court appointments with 152.

Vacancies by month

The following chart shows the total number of judicial vacancies at the start of each month under the Biden administration beginning in January 2021. This number comes from vacancies in the U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court.^[13] This chart is updated at the start of each month with new vacancy data.

Nominations and confirmations by month

At the start of each month, Ballotpedia charts the number of new nominations, confirmations, and ongoing nominations during the Biden administration. These numbers come from nominations and confirmations in the U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Court of International Trade, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The ongoing nominations figures are calculated using the number of nominees awaiting action in the U.S. Senate. This chart is updated at the start of each month with new nominations and confirmations data.

Current judicial vacancies

See also: Current federal judicial vacancies

According to U.S. Courts, there are 41 current Article III vacancies in the federal judiciary of 870 total Article III judgeships. Including non-Article III judges from the United States Court of Federal Claims and the United States territorial courts, there are 42 vacancies out of 890 active federal judicial positions.^[14]

Article III judges serve on courts authorized by Article III of the Constitution, which created and enumerated the powers of the judiciary. They are appointed for life terms. A vacancy occurs when a judge resigns, retires, takes senior status, or passes away. In the event of a scheduled upcoming vacancy, the president may submit a nomination to the U.S. Senate prior to the vacancy taking effect.

There are five key steps in the vacancy process: a presidential nomination, a U.S. Senate committee hearing, a vote by a U.S. Senate committee to report the nominee to the full Senate, a confirmation vote by the U.S. Senate, and a confirmed nominee taking their judicial oath and receiving their judicial commission.

The map below details the percentage of vacant seats in each federal district court. This map is updated on the second business day of each month. Ballotpedia considers a vacancy to be filled once the confirmed nominee has received commission.

Note: this map is auto-generated. Due to rounding, a section may be colored differently than the legend indicates. Click here to see the specific percentage for each court.

Status of Article III judicial nominees appointed by Biden

The sections below group Biden's Article III judicial nominees by which step of the process they are on: confirmed by the U.S. Senate, awaiting a vote by the full Senate, awaiting a vote in committee, and awaiting a hearing before the committee. Click the arrows at the top of each table to sort by name, court, or the date of an individual's formal nomination. For a list of non-Article III nominees, click here.

Confirmed to their positions

Nominees in this table have been confirmed by the full United States Senate. So far, 189 Biden nominees have been confirmed by the Senate.

Waiting for vote in Senate

Nominees in this table are awaiting a vote in the full United States Senate following committee consideration. Number of nominees awaiting a Senate vote: 5

Waiting for committee vote

The nominees in this table are awaiting a vote in the appropriate U.S. Senate committee following the hearing. Number of nominees awaiting a vote: 8

Waiting for committee hearing

Note: Individuals without a date in the "first nomination" column have been announced as nominees by Biden but not yet formally nominated.

The nominees in this table are awaiting hearing in a U.S. Senate committee. Number of nominees awaiting hearing: 7

Timeline

The following timeline of President Biden's nominations to Article III federal courts since taking office is updated at the start of each month.^[16]

March 2024

In March, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Detra Shaw-Wilder, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• Jeannette Vargas, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• Brian Murphy, to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• Rebecca Pennell, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
• Kevin Ritz, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

February 2024

In February, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Sanket Bulsara, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• Dena Coggins, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
• Eric Schulte, to the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
• Camela Theeler, to the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
• Nancy Maldonado, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• Georgia Alexakis, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Krissa Lanham, to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
• Angela Martinez, to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
• Sparkle Sooknanan, to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

January 2024

In January, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Amir Ali, to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• Melissa DuBose, to the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
• Sunil Harjani, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Rebecca Kanter, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
• Robert White, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• Jasmine Yoon, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

December 2023

In December, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Ann Marie McIff Allen, to the United States District Court for the District of Utah
• Susan Bazis, to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
• Ernesto Gonzalez (Texas), to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
• Kelly H. Rankin, to the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming
• Leon Schydlower, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

November 2023

In November, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Jacquelyn Austin, to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
• Jacqueline Becerra, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• Melissa Damian, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• David Leibowitz, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• Julie Sneed, to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• Nicole Berner, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Adeel Mangi, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Amy Baggio, to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
• Cristal Brisco, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• Gretchen Lund, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

October 2023

In October, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Sara Hill, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
• John Russell, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

September 2023

In September, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Mustafa Kasubhai, to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
• Shanlyn A. S. Park, to the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
• Jamel Semper, to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• Kirk Sherriff, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

August 2023

In August, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Micah Smith, to the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
• John Kazen, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• Colleen Holland, to the United States District Court for the Western District of New York

July 2023

In July, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Jeffrey M. Bryan, to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
• Richard Federico, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• Joshua Kolar, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• Eumi Lee, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California

June 2023

In June, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Jerry Edwards Jr., to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
• Brandon Long, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
• Margaret Garnett, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• Jennifer Hall, to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
• Brandy McMillion, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• Karoline Mehalchick, to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

May 2023

In May, Biden announced his intent to nominate two individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Susan DeClercq to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• Loren AliKhan to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• Julia Munley to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
• Vernon D. Oliver to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

April 2023

In April, Biden announced his intent to nominate two individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Ana de Alba to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Irma Ramirez to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

March 2023

In March, Biden announced his intent to nominate four individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Jeremy Daniel to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Brendan Hurson to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• Matthew Maddox to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• Darrel Papillion to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

February 2023

In February, Biden announced his intent to nominate four individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• S. Kato Crews to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
• Jabari Wamble to the United States District Court for the District of Kansas

January 2023

In January, Biden announced his intent to nominate four individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Michael Delaney to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• Amanda Brailsford to the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
• Jeffrey Cummings to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• LaShonda A. Hunt to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

December 2022

In December, Biden announced his intent to nominate six individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Matthew Brookman to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
• Michael Farbiarz to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• Marian Gaston to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
• Wesley Hsu to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
• Robert Kirsch to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• Mónica Ramírez Almadani to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

November 2022

In November, Biden did not announce his intent to nominate any individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts.

October 2022

In October, Biden announced his intent to nominate one individual to an Article III court:

• Scott Colom to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

September 2022

In September, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Anthony Johnstone to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Charnelle Bjelkengren to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
• Gordon Gallagher to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
• Jonathan Grey to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• Colleen Lawless to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• Orelia Merchant to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• P. Casey Pitts to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
• Ramon Reyes, Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• Arun Subramanian to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

August 2022

In August, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• DeAndrea Benjamin to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Jabari Wamble to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

July 2022

In July, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Cindy Chung to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Kelley Hodge to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• John Frank Murphy to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Mia Roberts Perez to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Kai Scott to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Margaret R. Guzman to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• Kymberly Evanson to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
• Jamal Whitehead to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
• Robert Ballou to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
• Jamar Walker to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Jorge Rodriguez to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
• Matthew Garcia to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
• Lindsay Jenkins to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Adrienne Nelson to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
• Andrew Schopler to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
• James Edward Simmons, Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
• Julie Rikelman to the U.S. Circuit Court for the First Circuit
• Maria Araújo Kahn to the U.S. Circuit Court for the Second Circuit
• Daniel Calabretta to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
• Todd E. Edelman to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• Jeffery P. Hopkins to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• Myong Joun to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• Julia Kobick to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• Rita Lin to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
• Araceli Martinez-Olguin to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

June 2022

In June, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Roopali Desai to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
• Dana Douglas to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
• Bradley Garcia to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• Tamika Montgomery-Reeves to the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
• María Antongiorgi-Jordán, to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
• Frances Kay Behm, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• Jerry Blackwell, to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
• Gina Méndez-Miró, to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
• Camille Vélez-Rivé, to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

May 2022

In May, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Rachel Bloomekatz to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
• Florence Pan to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• Doris Pryor to the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

April 2022

In April, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• John Z. Lee, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
• Sal Mendoza, Jr., to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
• Sarah A.L. Merriam, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
• Lara Montecalvo, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
• Elizabeth Hanes, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Stephen Locher, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
• Nancy Maldonado, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Anne Nardacci, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
• Ana Reyes, to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• Gregory Williams, to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware

March 2022

In March, Biden did not announce his intent to nominate any individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts.

February 2022

In February, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Stephanie Dawkins Davis, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Ketanji Brown Jackson, to the United States Supreme Court

January 2022

In January, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Arianna Freeman, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Ana de Alba, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
• Tiffany Cartwright, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
• Nusrat Choudhury, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• Robert Huie, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
• Natasha Merle, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• Jennifer Rearden, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• Nina Y. Wang, to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado

December 2021

In December, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Nancy Gbana Abudu, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
• J. Michelle Childs, to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• Jessica Clarke, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• Sherilyn P. Garnett, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California
• Hector Gonzalez, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• Kenly Kiya Kato, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California
• Nina Morrison, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• William Pocan, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
• Jennifer Rochon, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• Fred W. Slaughter, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California
• Sunshine S. Sykes, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California

November 2021

In November, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Leonard Stark to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Georgette Castner to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• Jacqueline Scott Corley to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
• Trina Thompson to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
• Ruth Bermudez Montenegro to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
• Evelyn Padin to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• Julie Rubin to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• Cristina Silva to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
• Anne Traum to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
• Andre Mathis to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
• Alison J. Nathan to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit

October 2021

In October, Biden did not announce his intent to nominate any individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts.

September 2021

In September, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Gabriel Sanchez, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
• Hernan D. Vera, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California
• Holly Thomas, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
• Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, to the United States District Court for the Central District of California
• Lucy H. Koh, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
• Jennifer L. Thurston, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
• David Herrera Urias, to the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
• Katherine Menendez, to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
• David A. Ruiz, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• Charles Fleming, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• Bridget Brennan, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• Victoria Calvert, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
• Sarah Geraghty, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
• Samantha Elliott, to the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
• Dale Ho, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• John Chun, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
• Linda Lopez, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
• Jinsook Ohta, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California

August 2021

In August, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Beth Robinson, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• Mary Dimke, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
• Charlotte Sweeney, to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado

July 2021

In July, Biden did not announce his intent to nominate any individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts.

June 2021

In June, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Toby Heytens, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
• Myrna Pérez, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
• Jennifer Sung, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
• Jane Beckering, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
• Jia Cobb, to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• Shalina Kumar, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• Sarah A.L. Merriam, to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
• Michael Nachmanoff, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Sarala Nagala, to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
• Patricia Tolliver Giles, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• Omar A. Williams, to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

May 2021

In May, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Gustavo Gelpí, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
• Eunice Lee, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
• Veronica Rossman, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
• Angel Kelley, to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• Lauren King, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
• Karen Williams, to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

April 2021

In April, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• David G. Estudillo, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
• Tana Lin, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
• Christine O'Hearn, to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

March 2021

In March, Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts:

• Ketanji Brown Jackson, to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• Tiffany Cunningham, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
• Regina Rodriguez, to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
• Florence Pan, to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• Deborah Boardman, to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• Lydia Kay Griggsby, to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• Julien Xavier Neals, to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• Zahid Quraishi, to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• Margaret Strickland, to the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

February 2021

In February, Biden did not announce his intent to nominate any individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts.

January 2021

In January, Biden did not announce his intent to nominate any individuals to Article III seats in the federal courts.

Non-Article III judicial nominees

See also: Article I tribunal and United States territorial courts

Nominees to Article I tribunals, the United States territorial courts, or to courts with general jurisdiction in Washington, D.C. are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Unlike Article III judges, these judges do not serve for life.

The sections below group Biden's non-Article III judicial nominees by which step of the process they are on: confirmed by the U.S. Senate, awaiting a vote by the full Senate, awaiting a vote in committee, and awaiting a hearing before the committee. Click the arrows at the top of each table to sort by name, court, or the date of an individual's formal nomination. For a list of Article III nominees, click here.

Confirmed to their positions

Nominees in this table have been confirmed by the full United States Senate. So far, 22 Biden nominees for non-Article III courts have been confirmed by the Senate.

Waiting for vote in Senate

Nominees in this table are awaiting a vote in the full United States Senate following committee consideration. Number of non-Article III nominees awaiting a Senate vote: 8

Waiting for committee vote

No nominees are awaiting a vote in committee.

Waiting for committee hearing

The nominees in this table are awaiting hearing in a U.S. Senate committee. Number of non-Article III nominees awaiting hearing: 8

See also

• Judicial vacancies during the Biden administration
• Current federal judicial vacancies

External links

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• Administrative Office of U.S. Courts
• U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

Footnotes

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