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Confirmed Nominations

12/22/2010

Charles Bernard Day, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, vice Peter J. Messitte, retired.

Nomination Number: PN1996-111

Received Date: 07/21/2010

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

12/22/2010

Amy Totenberg, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, vice Jack T. Camp, Jr., retired.

Nomination Number: PN1564-111

Received Date: 03/17/2010

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

12/22/2010

Sue E. Myerscough, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, vice Jeanne E. Scott, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN1969-111

Received Date: 07/14/2010

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

12/22/2010

Patti B. Saris, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2015, vice William K. Sessions III, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN1714-111

Received Date: 04/28/2010

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

12/22/2010

Isabel Framer, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2012, vice Carlos R. Garza, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN2255-111

Received Date: 09/29/2010

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

12/22/2010

Sara Lynn Darrow, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, vice Joe B. McDade, retired.

Nomination Number: PN2343-111

Received Date: 11/17/2010

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

12/22/2010

John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, vice Ernest C. Torres, retired.

Nomination Number: PN2106-111

Received Date: 09/13/2010

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

12/22/2010

Christopher R. Thyer, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas for the term of four years, vice Harry E. Cummins, III, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN2374-111

Received Date: 12/01/2010

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

12/22/2010

Claire C. Cecchi, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice Joseph A. Greenaway, elevated.

Nomination Number: PN2369-111

Received Date: 12/01/2010

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

12/22/2010

Paul Kinloch Holmes, III, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, vice Robert T. Dawson, retired.

Nomination Number: PN1709-111

Received Date: 04/28/2010

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

12/22/2010

Edward Carroll DuMont, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, vice Paul R. Michel, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN1606-111

Received Date: 04/14/2010

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

12/22/2010

M. Scott Bowen, of Michigan, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan for the term of four years, vice Margaret M. Chiara, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN2034-111

Received Date: 07/28/2010

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

12/22/2010

Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice John G. Roberts, Jr., elevated.

Nomination Number: PN2249-111

Received Date: 09/29/2010

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

12/22/2010

Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia (confirmed)

Nomination Number: PN1814-111

Received Date: 05/20/2010

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

12/22/2010

Thomas Gray Walker, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of four years, vice George E. B. Holding.

Nomination Number: PN1226-111

Received Date: 11/30/2009

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

12/22/2010

James Michael Cole, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General, vice David W. Ogden, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN1817-111

Received Date: 05/24/2010

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

12/22/2010

Kathleen M. Williams, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice Daniel T. K. Hurley, retired.

Nomination Number: PN1997-111

Received Date: 07/21/2010

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

12/22/2010

Max Oliver Cogburn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, vice Lacy H. Thornburg, retired.

Nomination Number: PN1837-111

Received Date: 05/27/2010

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

12/22/2010

Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of Maryland, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2015. (Reappointment)

Nomination Number: PN1715-111

Received Date: 04/28/2010

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

12/22/2010

Denise Ellen O'Donnell, of New York, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, vice Domingo S. Herraiz, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN2398-111

Received Date: 12/13/2010

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