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Confirmed Nominations

01/30/2026

David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, vice Paul Kinloch Holmes III, retired.

Nomination Number: PN726-5-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Cloture motion presented in Senate.

01/30/2026

Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, vice Timothy Mark Burgess, retired.

Nomination Number: PN726-12-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Cloture motion presented in Senate.

01/30/2026

Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Lynn N. Hughes, retired.

Nomination Number: PN726-6-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Cloture motion presented in Senate.

01/29/2026

John Thomas Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, vice Susan Owens Hickey, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN787-3-119

Received Date: 01/29/2026

Last Action: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

01/29/2026

Christopher R. Wolfe, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, vice David Campos Guaderrama, retired.

Nomination Number: PN787-5-119

Received Date: 01/29/2026

Last Action: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

01/29/2026

Melissa Holyoak, of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah for the term of four years, vice Trina A. Higgins.

Nomination Number: PN786-7-119

Received Date: 01/29/2026

Last Action: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

01/29/2026

Colin McDonald, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Todd Sunhwae Kim.

Nomination Number: PN786-9-119

Received Date: 01/29/2026

Last Action: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

01/29/2026

Andrew B. Davis, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, vice Earl Leroy Yeakel III, retired.

Nomination Number: PN787-1-119

Received Date: 01/29/2026

Last Action: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

01/29/2026

Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice Sarah S. Vance, retired.

Nomination Number: PN787-4-119

Received Date: 01/29/2026

Last Action: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

01/15/2026

Andrew Benson, of Maine, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four years, vice Darcie N. McElwee.

Nomination Number: PN726-1-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 615.

01/15/2026

Darin Smith, of Wyoming, to be United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four years, vice Mark A. Klaassen, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN726-14-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 620.

01/15/2026

William Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years, vice Michael F. Easley, Jr.

Nomination Number: PN726-3-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 616.

01/15/2026

Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Aaron Reitz, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN726-4-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 608.

01/15/2026

Brian David Miller, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for the term of four years, vice Gerard M. Karam.

Nomination Number: PN726-10-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 618.

01/15/2026

Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, vice John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr., retired.

Nomination Number: PN726-9-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 612.

01/15/2026

Kevin Holmes, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four years, vice Duane A. Kees, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN726-7-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 617.

01/15/2026

Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, vice M. Douglas Harpool, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN726-2-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 609.

01/15/2026

Justin R. Olson, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, vice Jane E. Magnus-Stinson, retired.

Nomination Number: PN726-11-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 613.

01/15/2026

Richard Price, of Missouri, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years, vice Timothy A. Garrison, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN726-13-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 619.

01/13/2026

Ryan Raybould, of Texas, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas for the term of four years, vice Leigha Simonton.

Nomination Number: PN730-56-119

Received Date: 01/13/2026

Last Action: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.