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Confirmed Nominations

04/21/2026

Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice, vice Michael E. Horowitz.

Nomination Number: PN933-119

Received Date: 04/21/2026

Last Action: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and when, reported by Committee on the Judiciary, nomination be referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for not to exceed 20 calendar days under authority of the order of the Senate of 01/07/2009.

04/21/2026

Sean Costello, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years, vice Richard W. Moore, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN931-3-119

Received Date: 04/21/2026

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

04/20/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 46. Record Vote Number: 86.

04/15/2026

Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice William Duane Benton, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN851-7-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

04/15/2026

Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Daniel D. Crabtree, retired.

Nomination Number: PN851-4-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

04/15/2026

Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Julie A. Robinson, retired.

Nomination Number: PN851-5-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

04/15/2026

Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Eric F. Melgren, retired.

Nomination Number: PN851-2-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

04/14/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 76.

04/14/2026

Jeffrey T. Kuntz, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice an additional position in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 133(b)(1).

Nomination Number: PN930-4-119

Received Date: 04/14/2026

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

04/14/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 78.

04/14/2026

John George Edward Marck, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Micaela Alvarez, retired.

Nomination Number: PN930-7-119

Received Date: 04/14/2026

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

04/14/2026

Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Ricardo H. Hinojosa, retired.

Nomination Number: PN930-3-119

Received Date: 04/14/2026

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

04/14/2026

Michael J. Hendershot, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, vice Patricia A. Gaughan, retired.

Nomination Number: PN930-2-119

Received Date: 04/14/2026

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

04/13/2026

Timothy VerHey, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan for the term of four years, vice Mark A. Totten.

Nomination Number: PN901-10-119

Received Date: 04/13/2026

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

04/13/2026

Jason Holt, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years, vice Clayton D. Johnson, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN901-5-119

Received Date: 04/13/2026

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

03/26/2026

James Stuart, of Minnesota, to be United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota for the term of four years, vice Eddie M. Frizell.

Nomination Number: PN730-61-119

Received Date: 01/13/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 712.

03/26/2026

Brian Gootkin, of Montana, to be United States Marshal for the District of Montana for the term of four years, vice Craig J. Anderson.

Nomination Number: PN730-26-119

Received Date: 01/13/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 711.

03/25/2026

Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years, vice Wilma Antoinette Lewis, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN851-6-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

03/25/2026

Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice Robert Bryan Harwell, retired.

Nomination Number: PN851-1-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

03/25/2026

Kathleen S. Lane, of Montana, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana, vice Susan P. Watters, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN851-3-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.