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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

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.
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.
Patricia E. Campbell-Smith was reported to the Senate floor on June 6, 2013. Campbell-Smith was nominated as a Judge for the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on March 19, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on May 8, 2013.
Elaine D. Kaplan was reported to the Senate floor on June 6, 2013. Kaplan was nominated as a Judge for the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on March 19, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on May 8, 2013.
Derek Anthony West was reported to the Senate floor on June 13, 2013. West was nominated to be Associate Attorney General on September 19, 2012 and again on January 22, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on May 23, 2013.
Valerie E. Caproni was reported to the Senate floor on June 13, 2013. Caproni was nominated as a District Judge for the Southern District of New York November 14, 2012 and again January 4, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on May 23, 2013.
Vernon S. Broderick was reported to the Senate floor on June 13, 2013. Broderick was nominated as a District Judge for the Southern District of New York on April 15, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on May 23, 2013.
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Did You Know?  In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed the Judiciary Reorganization Bill to empower the President to appoint an additional justice for every sitting justice over the age of 70 and one half years.  The members of the Judiciary Committee strongly opposed Roosevelt's proposal.

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