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Confirmed Nominations

08/01/2017

Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term of ten years, vice James B. Comey, Jr.

Nomination Number: PN696-115

Received Date: 06/26/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 5. Record Vote Number: 181.

08/01/2017

Kevin Christopher Newsom, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice Joel F. Dubina, retired.

Nomination Number: PN372-115

Received Date: 05/08/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 31. Record Vote Number: 182.

07/20/2017

John Kenneth Bush, of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Danny J. Boggs, retired.

Nomination Number: PN370-115

Received Date: 05/08/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 164.

07/12/2017

David C. Nye, of Idaho, to be United States District Judge for the District of Idaho, vice Edward J. Lodge, retired.

Nomination Number: PN373-115

Received Date: 05/08/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 100 - 0. Record Vote Number: 158.

05/25/2017

Amul R. Thapar, of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Boyce F. Martin Jr., retired.

Nomination Number: PN105-115

Received Date: 03/21/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 137.

05/18/2017

Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, to be Associate Attorney General, vice Derek Anthony West, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN57-115

Received Date: 02/01/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 131.

04/25/2017

Rod J. Rosenstein, of Maryland, to be Deputy Attorney General, vice Sally Quillian Yates, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN56-115

Received Date: 02/01/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 6. Record Vote Number: 114.

04/07/2017

Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, vice Antonin Scalia, deceased.

Nomination Number: PN55-115

Received Date: 02/01/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 111.

03/21/2017

Charles R. Breyer, of California, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2021. (Reappointment)

Nomination Number: PN86-115

Received Date: 03/01/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 91.

03/21/2017

Danny C. Reeves, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2019, vice Ricardo H. Hinojosa, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN85-115

Received Date: 03/01/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 91.

02/28/2017

Danny C. Reeves, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2019, vice Ricardo H. Hinojosa, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN24-115

Received Date: 01/17/2017

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

02/28/2017

Charles R. Breyer, of California, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2021. (Reappointment)

Nomination Number: PN23-115

Received Date: 01/17/2017

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

02/08/2017

Jeff Sessions, of Alabama, to be Attorney General.

Nomination Number: PN30-115

Received Date: 01/20/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 59.

01/03/2017

Channing D. Phillips, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for the term of four years, vice Ronald C. Machen, Jr., resigned.

Nomination Number: PN902-114

Received Date: 10/08/2015

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

01/03/2017

Scott L. Palk, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, vice Stephen P. Friot, retired.

Nomination Number: PN1036-114

Received Date: 12/16/2015

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

01/03/2017

Robert John Colville, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Gary L. Lancaster, deceased.

Nomination Number: PN751-114

Received Date: 07/30/2015

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

01/03/2017

Charles R. Breyer, of California, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2021. (Reappointment)

Nomination Number: PN802-114

Received Date: 09/09/2015

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

01/03/2017

Ronald G. Russell, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, vice Brian Theadore Stewart, retired.

Nomination Number: PN1037-114

Received Date: 12/16/2015

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

01/03/2017

Mary S. McElroy, of Rhode Island, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, vice Mary M. Lisi, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN775-114

Received Date: 09/08/2015

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

01/03/2017

Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood, of Guam, to be Judge for the District Court of Guam for the term of ten years. (Reappointment)

Nomination Number: PN1462-114

Received Date: 05/18/2016

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