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Confirmed Nominations

06/18/2026

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: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 778.

06/18/2026

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: Referred sequentially to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for 20 calendar days under authority of the order of the Senate of 01/07/2009.

06/18/2026

Benjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Jeffrey S. Sutton, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN938-1-119

Received Date: 04/27/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 775.

06/18/2026

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: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 777.

06/18/2026

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: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 779.

06/18/2026

Matthew A. Schwartz, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Debra Ann Livingston, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN938-2-119

Received Date: 04/27/2026

Last Action: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 776.

06/18/2026

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: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 781.

06/18/2026

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: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 780.

06/15/2026

Matthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, vice Michael H. Watson, retired.

Nomination Number: PN1093-3-119

Received Date: 06/15/2026

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

06/15/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 43. Record Vote Number: 172.

06/11/2026

Walter Clayton, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York for the term of four years, vice Damian Williams.

Nomination Number: PN730-15-119

Received Date: 01/13/2026

Last Action: Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.

06/10/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 168.

06/10/2026

Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, vice Sean F. Cox, retired.

Nomination Number: PN999-3-119

Received Date: 05/12/2026

Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

06/10/2026

Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Mitchell S. Goldberg, retired.

Nomination Number: PN999-5-119

Received Date: 05/12/2026

Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

06/10/2026

Angela Veronica Colmenero, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Lee H. Rosenthal, retired.

Nomination Number: PN999-1-119

Received Date: 05/12/2026

Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

06/10/2026

Kasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, vice Barbara M. Lynn, retired.

Nomination Number: PN999-4-119

Received Date: 05/12/2026

Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

06/10/2026

Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice Ralph R. Erickson, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN999-6-119

Received Date: 05/12/2026

Last Action: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

06/09/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 166.

06/08/2026

Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General, vice Pamela Bondi.

Nomination Number: PN1078-119

Received Date: 06/08/2026

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

06/02/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 132.