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Courts & Judges
Judicial Vacancies and Nominees
Open seats on the federal courts of appeals, district courts and the Court of International Trade, the seats judges have announced they will leave, and the nominees awaiting the Senate.
Current vacancies28Seats open now
Future vacancies15Announced departures
Nominees pending16Before the Senate
Confirmed57In the 119th Congress
Current vacancies
| Court | Departing judge | Reason | Vacant since | Nominee | Nominated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Massachusetts | Nathaniel M. Gorton | Senior | |||
| District of Massachusetts | F. Dennis Saylor | Senior | |||
| District of Maine | Nancy Torresen | Senior | |||
| District of Connecticut | Jeffrey Alker Meyer | Deceased | |||
| Southern District of New York | Valerie E. Caproni | Senior | |||
| Southern District of New York | Lorna G. Schofield | Senior | |||
| Southern District of New York | Cathy Seibel | Senior | |||
| District of South Carolina | Timothy M. Cain | Senior | |||
| Eastern District of Virginia | Arenda L. Wright Allen | Senior | |||
| Eastern District of Louisiana | Lance M. Africk | Senior | Peter M. Mansfield | ||
| Northern District of Texas | Jane J. Boyle | Senior | |||
| Northern District of Texas | David C. Godbey | Senior | Courtney Leigh Coker | ||
| Southern District of Texas | Andrew S. Hanen | Senior | Richard Wesley Bennett | ||
| Western District of Texas | Alan D Albright | Resigned | |||
| Eastern District of Kentucky | Gregory F. Van Tatenhove | Retired | Daniel Lewis Ballou | ||
| Eastern District of Tennessee | Thomas A. Varlan | Senior | Samuel D. Adkisson | ||
| Northern District of Illinois | John Joseph Tharp | Senior | |||
| District of Minnesota | Patrick J. Schiltz | Senior | |||
| District of North Dakota | Daniel Mack Traynor | Elevated | Philip Axt | ||
| District of Alaska | Joshua M. Kindred | Resigned | Kyle Frederick Reardon | ||
| Central District of California | Josephine L. Staton | Senior | |||
| Southern District of California | William Q. Hayes | Senior | |||
| District of New Mexico | James O. Browning | Senior | |||
| Eastern District of Oklahoma | Ronald A. White | Senior | Zachary Paul West | ||
| Northern District of Oklahoma | Gregory K. Frizzell | Senior | Trevor Scott Pemberton | ||
| Northern District of Alabama | R. David Proctor | Senior | Gregory Carl Cook | ||
| Middle District of Florida | Timothy J. Corrigan | Senior | Jr.,Robert E. Long | ||
| Northern District of Georgia | Timothy C. Batten Sr. | Retired |
Listed by U.S. Courts as of November 9, 2026.
Future vacancies
| Court | Departing judge | Reason | Announced | Opens | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern District of North Carolina | Terrence William Boyle | Senior | TBD | ||
| Middle District of North Carolina | William L. Osteen Jr. | Senior | |||
| Middle District of North Carolina | Thomas D. Schroeder | Senior | TBD | ||
| Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit | Leslie H. Southwick | Senior | TBD | ||
| Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit | Kurt D. Engelhardt | Senior | TBD | Anna St. John | |
| Eastern District of Louisiana | Anna St. John | Elevated | TBD | Bradford J. Kelley | |
| Northern District of Indiana | Philip Peter Simon | Retired | |||
| Western District of Wisconsin | James D. Peterson | Senior | TBD | ||
| Eastern District of Arkansas | Lee P. Rudofsky | Elevated | TBD | ||
| Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit | Bobby E. Shepherd | Senior | TBD | Lee Philip Rudofsky | |
| Western District of Missouri | David Gregory Kays | Senior | Jesus A. Osete | ||
| District of Nebraska | Robert F. Rossiter Jr. | Senior | TBD | ||
| Eastern District of Washington | Thomas Owen Rice | Retired | |||
| Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit | Timothy M. Tymkovich | Senior | TBD | Daniel Desmond Domenico | |
| District of Colorado | Daniel D. Domenico | Elevated | TBD |
Listed by U.S. Courts as of November 9, 2026.
Nominees pending
| Nominee | Court | Nominated | Seat | Vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Desmond Domenico | Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit | Succeeding Timothy M. Tymkovich | Future | |
| Gregory Carl Cook | Northern District of Alabama | Succeeding R. David Proctor | Current | |
| Anna St. John | Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit | Succeeding Kurt D. Engelhardt | Future | |
| Peter M. Mansfield | Eastern District of Louisiana | Succeeding Lance M. Africk | Current | |
| Courtney Leigh Coker | Northern District of Texas | Succeeding David C. Godbey | Current | |
| Richard Wesley Bennett | Southern District of Texas | Succeeding Andrew S. Hanen | Current | |
| Daniel Lewis Ballou | Eastern District of Kentucky | Succeeding Gregory F. Van Tatenhove | Current | |
| Samuel D. Adkisson | Eastern District of Tennessee | Succeeding Thomas A. Varlan | Current | |
| Philip Axt | District of North Dakota | Succeeding Daniel Mack Traynor | Current | |
| Kyle Frederick Reardon | District of Alaska | Succeeding Joshua M. Kindred | Current | |
| Zachary Paul West | Eastern District of Oklahoma | Succeeding Ronald A. White | Current | |
| Trevor Scott Pemberton | Northern District of Oklahoma | Succeeding Gregory K. Frizzell | Current | |
| Jr.,Robert E. Long | Middle District of Florida | Succeeding Timothy J. Corrigan | Current | |
| Bradford J. Kelley | Eastern District of Louisiana | Succeeding Anna St. John | Future | |
| Lee Philip Rudofsky | Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit | Succeeding Bobby E. Shepherd | Future | |
| Jesus A. Osete | Western District of Missouri | Succeeding David Gregory Kays | Future |
Confirmed
| Judge | Court | Nominated | Confirmed | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Veronica Colmenero | Southern District of Texas | Succeeding Lee H. Rosenthal | ||
| Kasdin Miller Mitchell | Northern District of Texas | Succeeding Barbara M. G. Lynn | ||
| Matthew R. Byrne | Southern District of Ohio | Succeeding Michael H. Watson | ||
| Antonio M. Pozos | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Succeeding Mitchell S. Goldberg | ||
| Daniel Mack Traynor | Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit | Succeeding Ralph R. Erickson | ||
| Benjamin M. Flowers | Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit | Succeeding Jeffrey S. Sutton | ||
| Michael C. Martin | Eastern District of Michigan | Succeeding Sean F. Cox | ||
| Kara Marie Westercamp | Court of International Trade | Succeeding Stephen A. Vaden | ||
| Jeffrey T. Kuntz | Southern District of Florida | |||
| Matthew A. Schwartz | Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit | Succeeding Debra Ann Livingston | ||
| Arthur Roberts Jones | Southern District of Texas | Succeeding Ricardo H. Hinojosa | ||
| John George Edward Marck | Southern District of Texas | Succeeding Micaela Alvarez | ||
| Michael J. Hendershot | Northern District of Ohio | Succeeding Patricia A. Gaughan | ||
| Justin D. Smith | Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit | Succeeding Duane Benton | ||
| Anthony J. Powell | District of Kansas | Succeeding Julie A. Robinson | ||
| Anthony W. Mattivi | District of Kansas | Succeeding Daniel D. Crabtree | ||
| Kathleen S. Lane | District of Montana | Succeeding Susan P. Watters | ||
| Jeffrey M. Kuhlman | District of Kansas | Succeeding Eric F. Melgren | ||
| Evan Rikhye | District of the Virgin Islands | Succeeding Wilma Antoinette Lewis | ||
| Sheria Akins Clarke | District of South Carolina | Succeeding Robert Bryan Harwell | ||
| Andrew B. Davis | Western District of Texas | Succeeding Earl L. Yeakel III | ||
| Christopher R. Wolfe | Western District of Texas | Succeeding David C. Guaderrama | ||
| John Thomas Shepherd | Western District of Arkansas | Succeeding Susan O. Hickey | ||
| Anna St. John | Eastern District of Louisiana | Succeeding Sarah S. Vance | ||
| Brian Charles Lea | Western District of Tennessee | Succeeding John Thomas Fowlkes Jr. | ||
| Justin R. Olson | Southern District of Indiana | Succeeding Jane E. Magnus-Stinson | ||
| Megan Blair Benton | Western District of Missouri | Succeeding M. Douglas Harpool | ||
| Aaron Christian Peterson | District of Alaska | Succeeding Timothy Burgess | ||
| Nicholas Jon Ganjei | Southern District of Texas | Succeeding Lynn N. Hughes | ||
| David Clay Fowlkes | Western District of Arkansas | Succeeding Paul Kinloch Holmes III | ||
| Alexander C. Van Hook | Western District of Louisiana | Succeeding Elizabeth E. Foote | ||
| William J. Crain | Eastern District of Louisiana | Succeeding Eldon E. Fallon | ||
| Robert P. Chamberlin | Northern District of Mississippi | Succeeding Sharion Aycock | ||
| James D. Maxwell II | Northern District of Mississippi | Succeeding Michael P. Mills | ||
| Susan Courtwright Rodriguez | Western District of North Carolina | Succeeding Frank D. Whitney | ||
| Matthew E. Orso | Western District of North Carolina | Succeeding Robert James Conrad Jr. | ||
| David A. Bragdon | Middle District of North Carolina | Succeeding Loretta Copeland Biggs | ||
| Lindsey Ann Freeman | Middle District of North Carolina | Succeeding Catherine C. Eagles | ||
| Eric Chunyee Tung | Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit | Succeeding Sandra Segal Ikuta | ||
| Joshua D. Dunlap | Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit | Succeeding William J. Kayatta Jr. | ||
| Edmund G. LaCour | Northern District of Alabama | Succeeding L. Scott Coogler | ||
| Jordan Emery Pratt | Middle District of Florida | Succeeding Steven D. Merryday | ||
| Rebecca L. Taibleson | Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit | Succeeding Diane S. Sykes | ||
| Bill Lewis | Middle District of Alabama | Succeeding Andrew Lynn Brasher | ||
| Stephen Chad Meredith | Eastern District of Kentucky | Succeeding Danny C. Reeves | ||
| William W. Mercer | District of Montana | Succeeding Dana L. Christensen | ||
| Harold D. Mooty III | Northern District of Alabama | Succeeding Abdul K. Kallon | ||
| Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe | Middle District of Florida | Succeeding Brian J. Davis | ||
| Jennifer Lee Mascott | Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit | Succeeding Kent A. Jordan | ||
| Maria A. Lanahan | Eastern District of Missouri | Succeeding Ronnie L. White | ||
| Kyle Christopher Dudek | Middle District of Florida | Succeeding Charlene Edwards-Honeywell | ||
| Edward L. Artau | Southern District of Florida | Succeeding Robert N. Scola Jr. | ||
| Emil J. Bove III | Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit | Succeeding Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. | ||
| Zachary M. Bluestone | Eastern District of Missouri | Succeeding John Andrew Ross | ||
| Joshua M. Divine | Eastern District of Missouri | Succeeding Rodney W. Sippel | ||
| Cristian M. Stevens | Eastern District of Missouri | Succeeding Audrey G. Fleissig | ||
| Whitney Downs Hermandorfer | Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit | Succeeding Jane Branstetter Stranch |
Listed by U.S. Courts as of November 9, 2026.
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Sources: U.S. Courts: current vacancies, future vacancies, confirmation listing. Updated November 9, 2026.