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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

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

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 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

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.

04/13/2026

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.

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.

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.

03/09/2026

Jack Chambers, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years, vice Michael T. Baylous, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN859-2-119

Received Date: 03/09/2026

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

03/09/2026

James Arnott, of Missouri, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years, vice Mark S. James, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN859-1-119

Received Date: 03/09/2026

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

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.