Pending Nominees

First Circuit

• Court of Appeals
  • 1 nominee
  • William J. Kayatta, Jr. , nominated 01/23/12 for seat vacated 12/31/11
    • Hearing Date: 03/14/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

• District of Massachusetts
  • 1 nominee
  • Timothy S. Hillman , nominated 11/30/11
    • Hearing Date: 02/15/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Questions for the Record
    • Announcement
    • Reported by Committee: 03/08/12

Second Circuit

• District of Connecticut
  • 1 nominee
  • Michael P. Shea , nominated 02/02/02
    • Hearing Date: 03/28/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Questions for the Record
    • Announcement

• Southern District of New York
  • 1 nominee
  • Lorna Schofield , nominated 04/25/12 for seat vacated 08/16/11
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

• Western District of New York
  • 1 nominee
  • Frank Paul Geraci, Jr. , nominated 05/14/12 for seat vacated 03/03/09
    • Announcement

Third Circuit

• Court of Appeals
  • 1 nominee
  • Patty Shwartz , nominated 10/05/11 for seat vacated 06/30/11
    • Hearing Date: 02/15/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

• District of New Jersey
  • 2 nominees
  • Michael A. Shipp , nominated 01/23/12 for seat vacated 08/31/11
    • Hearing Date: 03/14/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Questions for the Record
    • Announcement
    • Reported by Committee: 04/19/12
  • Kevin McNulty , nominated 12/16/11 for seat vacated 01/02/12
    • Hearing Date: 03/07/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Questions for the Record
    • Announcement
    • Reported by Committee: 04/19/12

• Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • 2 nominees
  • Malachy Edward Mannion , nominated 05/17/12 for seat vacated 03/31/09
    • Announcement
  • Matthew W. Brann , nominated 05/17/12 for seat vacated 04/21/10
    • Announcement

Fourth Circuit

• District of Maryland
  • 1 nominee
  • Paul William Grimm , nominated 2/16/12 for seat to be vacated 6/8/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

• District of South Carolina
  • 1 nominee
  • Mary Geiger Lewis , nominated 3/16/11 for seat to be vacated in the future.
    • Hearing Date: 02/15/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

Fifth Circuit

• Middle District of Louisiana
  • 1 nominee
  • Shelly Deckert Dick , nominated 04/25/12 for seat vacated 07/18/11
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

Sixth Circuit

• Eastern District of Michigan
  • 2 nominees
  • Terrence G. Berg , nominated 04/25/12 for seat vacated 05/25/10
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement
  • Gershwin A. Drain , nominated 11/17/11
    • Hearing Date: 02/29/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Questions for the Record
    • Announcement
    • Reported by Committee: 03/29/12

• Northern District of Ohio
  • 1 nominee
  • Jeffrey J. Helmick , nominated 05/11/11 for seat vacated 06/01/10
    • Hearing Date: 02/15/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

• Western District of Tennessee
  • 1 nominee
  • John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr. , nominated 12/16/11 for seat vacated 09/06/11
    • Hearing Date: 03/14/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Questions for the Record
    • Announcement
    • Reported by Committee: 04/19/12

Seventh Circuit

Eighth Circuit

• Southern District of Iowa
  • 1 nominee
  • Stephanie Marie Rose , nominated 02/02/12 for seat to be vacated 07/01/12
    • Hearing Date: 03/14/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Questions for the Record
    • Announcement
    • Reported by Committee: 04/19/12

Ninth Circuit

• Court of Appeals
  • 2 nominees
  • Andrew David Hurwitz , nominated 11/02/11 for seat vacated 12/31/11
    • Hearing Date: 01/26/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement
    • Reported by Committee: 03/01/12
  • Paul J. Watford , nominated 10/17/11 for seat vacated 9/21/11
    • Hearing Date: 12/13/11
    • Questionnaire
    • Questions for the Record
    • Announcement
    • Reported by Committee: 2/2/12

• District of Arizona
  • 1 nominee
  • Rosemary Márquez , nominated 6/23/11 for seat vacated 08/03/10
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

• Central District of California
  • 2 nominees
  • Fernando M. Olguin , nominated 05/14/12 for seat vacated 05/07/12
    • Announcement
  • Jesus G. Bernal , nominated 04/25/12 for seat vacated 11/02/09
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

• Southern District of California
  • 1 nominee
  • Gonzalo P. Curiel , nominated 11/10/11 for seat vacated 8/15/2010
    • Announcement

• District of Nevada
  • 1 nominee
  • Elissa F. Cadish , nominated 2/16/12 for seat vacated 12/31/11
    • Announcement

Tenth Circuit

• Court of Appeals
  • 1 nominee
  • Robert E. Bacharach , nominated 1/23/12 for seat vacated 6/30/10
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

• Northern District of Oklahoma
  • 1 nominee
  • John E. Dowdell , nominated 02/29/12 for seat vacated 01/04/10
    • Hearing Date: 05/09/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

• District of Utah
  • 1 nominee
  • Robert J. Shelby , nominated 11/30/11 for seat vacated 01/01/11
    • Hearing Date: 03/28/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Questions for the Record
    • Announcement
    • Reported by Committee: 04/26/12

Eleventh Circuit

• Court of Appeals
  • 1 nominee
  • Jill A. Pryor , nominated 2/16/12 for seat vacated 8/29/10
    • Announcement

• Middle District of Florida
  • 1 nominee
  • Brian J. Davis , nominated 02/29/12 for seat vacated 12/17/11
    • Hearing Date: 05/09/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

• Northern District of Florida
  • 1 nominee
  • Mark E. Walker , nominated 02/16/12 for seat vacated 06/22/11
    • Hearing Date: 05/09/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement

• Southern District of Florida
  • 1 nominee
  • Robin S. Rosenbaum , nominated 11/30/11 for seat vacated 01/10/11
    • Hearing Date: 02/29/12
    • Questionnaire
    • Questions for the Record
    • Announcement
    • Reported by Committee: 03/29/12

Federal Circuit

• Court of Appeals
  • 1 nominee
  • Richard Gary Taranto , nominated 11/10/11 for seat vacated 5/31/10
    • Questionnaire
    • Announcement
    • Reported by Committee: 03/29/12

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