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Confirmed Nominations

08/03/2017

Justin E. Herdman, of Ohio, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio for the term of four years, vice Carole Schwartz Rendon, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN611-115

Received Date: 06/15/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

08/03/2017

Beth Ann Williams, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Christopher H. Schroeder.

Nomination Number: PN597-115

Received Date: 06/12/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

08/03/2017

John E. Town, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama for the term of four years, vice Joyce White Vance, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN615-115

Received Date: 06/15/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

08/03/2017

Vishal J. Amin, of Michigan, to be Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President, vice Daniel Henry Marti.

Nomination Number: PN298-115

Received Date: 04/24/2017

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

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

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

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

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.