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Under the provisions of the Constitution, one of the most important roles of the United States Senate is to advise and consent to presidential nominations. The Senate Judiciary Committee considers both executive nominations and judicial nominations. Nominations that fall under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee include nominations to the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts, and the Court of International Trade, as well as several executive nominations within the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce and others.

The status of recent nominations sent to the Senate and referred to the Judiciary Committee can be found on Thomas, the congressional search engine maintained by the Library of Congress.

Judiciary Committee Reported Nominations Pending On The Senate Executive Calendar

Mark A. Barnett was reported to the Senate floor on February 14, 2013. Barnett was nominated as a Circuit Judge to the U.S. Court of International Trade on July 12, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on September 19, 2012.
Claire R. Kelly was reported to the Senate floor on February 14, 2013. Kelly was nominated as a Circuit Judge to the U.S. Court of International Trade on November 14, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on January 23, 2013.
Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro was reported to the Senate floor on March 7, 2013. Alejandro was nominated as a District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on November 27, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on February 13, 2013.
Luis Felipe Restrepo was reported to the Senate floor on March 7, 2013. Restrepo was nominated as a District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on November 27, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on February 13, 2013.
Jeffrey L. Schmehl was reported to the Senate floor on March 7, 2013. Schmehl was nominated as a District Judge  for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on November 27, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on February 13, 2013.
Kenneth John Gonzales was reported to the Senate floor on April 11, 2013. Gonzales  was nominated as a District Judge for the District of New Mexico on November 14, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on February 13, 2013.
Gregory Alan Phillips was reported to the Senate floor on April 18, 2013. Phillips was nominated as a Circuit Judge to the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals on January 31, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on March 19, 2013.
Karol Virginia Mason was reported to the Senate floor on April 18, 2013. Mason was nominated to be Assistant Attorney General on February 13, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on March 19, 2013.
Raymond T. Chen was reported to the Senate floor on May 16, 2013. Chen was nominated as a Circuit Judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on February 7, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on April 24, 2013.
Jennifer A. Dorsey was reported to the Senate floor on May 16, 2013. Dorsey was nominated as a District Judge for the District of Nevada on September 19, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on April 24, 2013.
Charles R. Breyer was reported to the Senate floor on May 23, 2013. Breyer was nominated to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission on April 25, 2012 and again on April 15, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on June 27, 2012.
Rachel Elise Barkow was reported to the Senate floor on May 23, 2013. Barkow was nominated to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission on April 15, 2013. 
William H. Pryor, Jr., was reported to the Senate floor on May 23, 2013. Pryor was nominated to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission on April 15, 2013. 
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Did You Know? William Howard Taft is the only person to lead both the executive and judicial branches of the government. Taft served as President from 1909 until 1913, and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1921 until 1930.

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