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Confirmed Nominations

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

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

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

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: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 610.

01/15/2026

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: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 614.

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

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.

01/15/2026

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: Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 611.

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.

01/13/2026

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

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.

01/13/2026

Phillip Williams, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama for the term of four years, vice John E. Town, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN730-68-119

Received Date: 01/13/2026

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

01/13/2026

Brian Barber, of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana for the term of four years, vice Henry Lee Whitehorn, Sr., term expired.

Nomination Number: PN730-5-119

Received Date: 01/13/2026

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

01/13/2026

Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, vice Steven M. Dettelbach, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN730-14-119

Received Date: 01/13/2026

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

01/13/2026

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 in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

01/13/2026

Paul Ferguson, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of West Virginia for the term of four years, vice J. C. Raffety, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN730-24-119

Received Date: 01/13/2026

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