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Confirmed Nominations

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.

04/14/2026

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

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.

03/24/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 65.

03/17/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 56.

02/11/2026

George Kelesis, of Nevada, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nevada for the term of four years, vice Jason M. Frierson.

Nomination Number: PN805-119

Received Date: 02/11/2026

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

02/10/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 34.

02/05/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 46. Record Vote Number: 30.

02/05/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 32.

02/04/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 28.

02/04/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 39. Record Vote Number: 26.

02/03/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 40. Record Vote Number: 22.

02/03/2026

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: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 24.

01/13/2026

Joseph Nocella, of New York, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York for the term of four years, vice Breon S. Peace.

Nomination Number: PN730-49-119

Received Date: 01/13/2026

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

01/13/2026

Lindsey Robyn-Michelle Halligan, of Colorado, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four years, vice Jessica D. Aber.

Nomination Number: PN730-30-119

Received Date: 01/13/2026

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

01/08/2026

Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, vice Elizabeth Erny Foote, retired.

Nomination Number: PN615-2-119

Received Date: 10/21/2025

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 40. Record Vote Number: 6.

01/06/2026

Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, vice Rahul Gupta, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN373-119

Received Date: 06/26/2025

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 3.

01/03/2026

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: PN499-9-119

Received Date: 09/03/2025

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

01/03/2026

John M. Guard, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice Timothy J. Corrigan, retired.

Nomination Number: PN346-4-119

Received Date: 06/16/2025

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

01/03/2026

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

Nomination Number: PN655-2-119

Received Date: 11/18/2025

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.